期刊名称：International Institute for Asian Studies Annual Report
出版年度：2003
期号：31
出版社：International Institute for Asian Studies
摘要：Budinow carries many nuances ofmeanings in the Malay world viewand plays a pivotal role in every aspectof Malay life. It can mean intellect, asshown by the phrase akal budi, mean-ing 'common sense' or 'healthy mind'.It can also carry the meaning of kind-ness or virtue, as shown in the last twolines of the famous pantun: Pisang emasbawa belayar/ masak sebiji di atas peti/hutang emas dapat dibayar/ hutang budidibawa mati('Sail away with a bunch ofbananas/ one ripe fruit remains on thebox/ Debts of money we can repay/Debts of kindness, we take to the grave'(Sim 1987:30)). Commonly, however, itcan be denoted as 'moral behaviour' or'moral character/action', like budi peker-ti. It can also be understood as 'discre-tion' or 'good judgement with flexibili-ty', when used in conjunction with akal(mind) and hati(feelings) and as reflect-ed in budi bicara. Budishould also con-tribute to the practical aspect, in theform of budi daya. Overall, when wedeal with the mind of the Malay, it is the'budiand its networks' that determinetheir thinking (judgement), their moralattitudes, their goodness, and how anargument should be presented. Purebudican be led astray if not guided bythe ethical aspect of budi. It should benoted that budican also mean akal(mind) (dl arti kecerdikan menipu atautipu daya)(Kamus Besar Bahasa Indone-sia1991:150), as in bermain budi, 'todeceive' by using the intelligence ofmind, which is rather rhetorical interms of argumentation. Rhetorical, inthis context, refers to the common andpopular meaning of rhetoric, which isnormally considered as empty andabstract, flowery without content. TheMalay mind develops through a spec-trum of akal budiand hati-budi, whichencompass 'mind-emotion-moral-goodness-practicality' in their scales ofdecision-making. A wise person, budi-man, should be thoughtful, considerate(berhati perut, literally means 'has liverand stomach', normally means 'notcruel in decision'), and of good conduct,and his decision should be an enlight-ened and practical one that helps soci-ety towards prosperity. In order tounderstand the Malays' thinking andtheir argumentation, we should, there-fore, bear in mind that their purpose ofargumentation is to ultimately searchfor truth, goodness, and beauty
