Talk:Dewi Shri

Dewi or Devi
I think it should be "Devi" instead of "Dewi". Nein 17:51, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
 * It's Indonesian spelling. She is an Indonesian goddess revered by Balinese, Javanese and Sundanese, so Indonesia spelling is more appropriate. Matahari Pagi 09:19, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Hindu Goddesses
The concept of Rice Goddess is more of a native Austronesian concept. Dewi Sri herself has various alternative native names. After the people in Nusantara adopt Hinduism, they kept their goddess but with a new name to please Hinduism. So, aside from the nam, I can't see her connection to Devi and Shri. Do Indians even have any goddess of rice? Matahari Pagi 09:26, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Dewi Sri NOT Devi Shri norShri
Indonesian, especially Javanese (actually wong Jawa) do not have the sound "v" in their alphabet. Devi Shri is totally unknown if not unpronounceable to 95%+ of all Indonesians:

The Dentawiyanjana (aka Aksara Jawa) (from the Hindu Brahman Dewanegari) ha-na-ca-ra-ka, da-ta-sa-wa-la, pa-dha-ja-ya-nya, ma-ga-ba-ta-nga

No "v" nor "sh".

All Indian Sanskrita became Javanised: "v" became "w", na became "nga", etc 'Sh' in Indonesian is also an Islamic-Persian loan-sound: masyarakat, musyolah, syariah, etc as is the sound "z": zaman, zafir etc. Although Hindu's from India greatly shaped Javanese and Indonesian society and culture- they are not solely responsible for it, and Islam had a longer presence a far greater socio-poltical and educational effect. To believe Hinduism more important than it truly was is blatant neo-Hindu cultural aggrandisation and bigotted chauvinism, and most unbecoming. Thank-you.Starstylers (talk) 15:09, 24 July 2009 (UTC)