Abstract

Centhini is one of the suluk literatures; its main doctrine is to reach the “perfect of life”, that is the unity of human being and God. The ways to reach the “perfect of life” by syariat, tarekat, hakikat, and ma’rifat as them said by Seh Amongraga does not a something new, because of which has been dealt with in the primbon that came from XVI century and Hamzah Fansuri. Salat and dzikir and breath-ordering in Centhini are the means for human beings to get unity to God. It appears that dzikir in the connection to breath-ordering is an indication of universal way in mysticism that be able find out in all religions. Double function of Seh Amongraga who gave by authors essentially has a mission to make harmony of religion and Javanese tradition, that is the tradition of Seh Siti Jenar, Sunan Panggung, Ki Bebeluk, and Seh Amongraga with Islam that purely legalistic.