There is evidence for dharma in Australia probably from 800 years ago. Could you comment on dhuwidi ? There was no written language at that time so possible Indonesian influence was passed on by memory . ( I can't post a link in this Forum but a search for the next sentence gives the site).
The Muruwari tribe believed that Bida-Ngulu (meaning 'forehead of fire') was the creator of all things. Bida-Ngulu lived in the sky and his greatest gift to men and women when he created them had been dhuwidi "living spirit".
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Perhaps the word is dewaduta and could mean Agni ?
Old Javanese dewadaitya (Skt) gods and demons
dewaduhita(Skt) daughter of the gods
dewaduta(Skt) divine messenger
dewata1. (Skt) god, deity; having entered the divine state, deceased. .
2. holy woman, nun?
dewati : goddess
diwyayati (Skt) excellent monk
The Muruwari tribe believed that Bida-Ngulu (meaning 'forehead of fire') was the creator of all things. Bida-Ngulu lived in the sky and his greatest gift to men and women when he created them had been dhuwidi "living spirit".
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Perhaps the word is dewaduta and could mean Agni ?
Old Javanese dewadaitya (Skt) gods and demons
dewaduhita(Skt) daughter of the gods
dewaduta(Skt) divine messenger
dewata1. (Skt) god, deity; having entered the divine state, deceased. .
2. holy woman, nun?
dewati : goddess
diwyayati (Skt) excellent monk