Aji Saka
Aji Saka Aji Saka is a Javanese legend that tells the story about how civilization came to Java, brought by legendary 1st king of Java named Aji Saka , and the mythical story of Javanese script origin. Aji Saka himself came from a place called Bhumi Majeti. While Bhumi Majeti was an unknown mythical place, some sources holds that his origin was Jambudvipa from Shaka (Scythian) origin, that is why his name is Aji Saka (King Shaka). Thus this legend viewed to symbolize the advent of Dharmic Hindu-Buddhist civilization to Java. However another Javanese interpretation holds that his name came from Javanese word of saka or soko means essential, important and primordial, thus his name literary means "primordial king". The myth has been describe as the tale of a hero that bring civilization and order to Java by defeating an evil giant king that once rule the island. The legend also hold that king Aji Saka was the inventor of the Saka year, or at least the 1st king that initiat...