The Joyoboyo Prophesy from Java, Indonesia
84THE JOYOBOYO PROPHESY FROM JAVA, INDONESIA
In Indonesia there is a well known prophesy called the Jojoboyo prophesy. Joyoboyo is a king from Kediri kingdom in east Java who ruled since 1135 AD to 1157 AD. At the time Kediri was a major power in Southeast Asia. Javanese literature flourished in this era. Empu Sedah and Empu Panuluh translated Indian epic of Mahabharata from Sanskrit into old Javanese language. This work will develop later into Javanese traditional theater called wayang kulit and wayang wong. Empu Panuluh also wrote Gatotkacasraya and Hariwangsa. Empu Darmaja wrote Smaradahana. The most well known work from this era is Jangka Joyoboyo or Joyoboyo prophesy.
It predicted the future of JavaIsland, especially social and political events that will take place. Amazingly the prophesy is accurate. The prophesy uses metaphors so it is hard to interpret some parts of it. But after it happened it will be easy to understand. However, there is a controversy over it. The language is modern Javanese language while Joyoboyo lived in the 12th century. All books written in that era must have used old Javanese language. So maybe someone else wrote it but he / she used the name of the king to gain popularity. Probably Joyoboyo or his writers never wrote it. They even never knew its existence. Whoever the writer was, the content is interesting for its accuracy. Here are its main points in brief.
The most well known part of it is the prediction on colonialism. It predicted that someday JavaIsland will be occupied by white buffalo for a long time. The fact is Java and the whole Indonesia was occupied by the Netherlands for about three centuries. Then it predicted that the white buffalo will be defeated by small people from the north who bring black sugar cane as their weapon. They will rule over Java for a brief period, as brief as the life cycle of corn. The fact is the Netherlands colonialism was wiped out by Japanese armed forces. Indonesia was occupied by Japanese army from 1942 to 1945. People interpreted black sugar cane as rifle. The Japanese are not as tall as the European. And Japan is in the north east of Indonesia. So the prophesy is accurate.
Then there is also prediction on physical and social changes that will take place. It predicted that JavaIsland will have iron belt. Some people said iron necklace. Today people interpreted the iron belt or necklace as railway.
It also predicted that someday in the future there will be coach without horses and ships will sail in the sky and the earth will shrink. The fact is now we have cars and airplanes consequently distance is not a problem. Now people say that it’s a small world.
The social change is also predicted. It says that people will focus on materialism. They will forget religion and morality.
It also predicted the moral decadence. It says that women will loose their shyness. There will be many widows who give birth. There will be many husbands who forget their family. Many people will break their promises. People will hate religion. They will break God’s law. Many people will act as if they were holy. There will be prostitution.
In politics, it says that the king will not be just. The ruler will be unreliable. Good people will be rejected and the evil ones will hold high positions. The real clean will be isolated and the bad ones will rise to the top. Then someday there will be a great war from every direction. By the end it predicted that the Javanese people will remain only a half and the Chinese people will left only a couple. This part remains a mystery. Perhaps there will be a third world war. With today’s nuclear arsenal the consequences will be catastrophic. The victims will be enormous. The prophesy said that the Javanese will remain a half and the Chinese will remain a couple. We never now when it happened since the prophesy does not give description about the year.
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Thank you for your comment Daniel.
It is so interesting and fascinating. I love reading and hearing about all these things. Thank you for a well written hub.
Thanks for commenting hello,hello.
This is very interesting!
This is indeed an interesting and apparently accurate prophesy. Your Hub has made me want to go surf the net and look into this further. Thank you for a great Hub.
Thanks Miranda and John Z
Wow..the last prophecy of Joyoboyo sound scary..but as a Christian I believe that there will be Rapture and a great war (no war like that before and after)in end time, so perhaps Joyoboyo saw something about that, as a believer I just rely on God. wonderful and interesting knowledge. Thank you Sir :)
This is a great hub, but the last prophesy sounds scary, it won't happen hopefully.
Yes, it sounds scary. Let's just pray to God for his protection and guidance.
There is a prediction abt the Just King(Ratu Adil).He will change the political scenario of Indonesia by establishing the monarchy system inherited from the late Javanese King named Raden Mas Ki Asomoro Wijoyo.The amount of Gold in the Royal assets which started the world monetary system will be moved to Indonesia in 2010 and it will create a new super power in the east.Few ndicators of his coming is a)Tsunami in Aceh(2004) b)Earthquake in Yogja(2006) c)the smiling moon(cresent with two shinning stars(2008) d) earthquake in Sumatera(2009)........Thru his inheritance and ressurection he will be called Pangeran Raden Mas Prabhu Gusti Agung Ki Asmoro Wijoyo......Indonesia will be a new super power and there will be no more poverty....THIS IS THE TRUTH BUT NOTING BUT THE TRUTH.
regards to all my beloving people
from
Tun Sri Nara Maharaja Lela Dewa Sakti Cakra Alam
Thanks a lot for commenting Tun Sri.
My parents said everyone is waiting for the RATU ADIL,it's just the matter of time .
I love reading HOYOBOYO prediction.
Dear Mr Bambang
It is very interesting, your written about Jayabaya prophesy..
I think no one knows what will happen in the future. We must trust that GOD will give us the best...
I hope that success will be always with you
Lucy you are right. We have to trust God Almighty. I don't trust Joyoboyo either. Thanks for reading and commenting.
Hm, interesting stuff! I'm always intrigued by old prophecies especially when it comes to the part which still hasn't come true yet. I repeat...yet...
Vox Vocis, thanks for reading. Perhaps Joyoboyo predicted the third wold war that will destroy the world because many countries have nuclear.
I think what's the prediction long times ago which is the
connection vision of body,mind spirit{King Joyoboyo}
to another spiritual person then spiritual vision connections are connected, even to other spiritual person
which are locate in many nations in our world.Can be upside
down ?.Can be night and day ?Indonesia and America ?
Hartawan, thanks for reading and commenting.
Hartawan, thanks for reading and commenting.
Hi, fascinating, its interesting to read about prophecies as Nostradamus was another one who always wrote in a way that couldn't be interepreted properly until after the event, but the one about coaches flying in the sky was pretty accurate!
Nell Rose,
It is fascinating. I believe human has many capabilities including predicting the future. You are one of them. Maybe you can teach people how to develop it.
Salam Pak,
Currently newspapers in Malaysia are exploded with news of a man named Kamal Ashnawi who claimed that he inherited Euro 5 trillion from the old Indonesian kingdoms.
He also claimed that he was a royal descendant from Java, Indonesia with the name Raden Mas Prabhu Gusti Agung Ki Asmoro Wijoyo and was expected to be crowned as King of Indonesia in the next few years.
Read more: World's first 'trillionaire' - General - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/local/general/world-s-first-
Please verify this news.
Thanks.
Ahmad
Pak Ahmad, I don't know anything about his business. But I am sure it is impossible for him to become king of Indonesia since he has no political power. Besides, Indonesia is a democratic country now. The head of state and government is the president of the republic of Indonesia. There are kings in many parts of Indonesia but they don't have political power anymore. So they are only guardians of old customs and tradition. Many of them are very poor.
This is not the first time for a man to claim to inherit a fortune from old Indonesian kingdoms but all of them cannot prove ther claim.
i wonder why there’s no statement from the Federal Government or even HSBC unless everything he said was true….dont you think so….even the Otai like Tun Mahathir is also quite ,….First of all, he was interviewed by BERNAMA, a gov linked news agency.Even Tan Sri Zeti also doesnt make any banking statements….are they afraid of something…?Kamal is not an ordinary person, besides he is educated and has a vast working experience in Europe and USA….He used to lead an oil and gas company belongs to his late father in law-a dutchman(also a special advisor to the WALL STREET) as a CEO with about 3000 Americans under him.Finally he came back to Malaysia to launch a Sierra Hydroccarbon Complex in Kuala Kedah back in 2005 but unfortunately, as usual with the political scenario in Malaysia at that time , everything was a mess…(please check with the press about the MOU in Kedah)….after that the goverment of Perlis invited him to do the same in Perlis and the same thing happened as the fund has been blocked by the government.So the statement he has made , is considered as the last resort or opportunity for Malaysia before he divert all the fund to Indonesia , cause just remember that, eventhough he is a Malay, he is a Dutch Citizenship and the government of Malaysia cannot hold his fund anymore once he fly off to Indonesia…..So be smart to the most good hearted person in the world who is willing to share his inherited wealth to his people…
Putra, thanks for reading.
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Daniel Sulekale 2 years ago
What a masterpiece! Unmistakably, Bambang Udoyono has a thorough understanding of the Javanese culture and politics as he is a Javanese and he studied political science at the University of Gadjah Mada. No one knows what will happen with the Joyoboyo's prophesies, but reading Udoyono's book will help us sharpen our observation of the current events, and keep us alert!