'Tajen' is Balinese word for cock fighting gambling, yet in the sense of true gambling of Bali 'Tajen' has developed from a small number of men gathering at the village temple during the ritual provocating their cocks to fight each other until one or either were dead or one gives up armed with sharp two sided knife tied at the leg of the cock involved in fighting. Both cocks will injure each other, even kills one or both. This sharp knife called 'taji' which word forms "tajian", and 'tajian' is assimilated into 'tajen' The bebebotoh is the name of 'tajen' gambler who use the money for betting at the cock fighting field called 'kalangan tajen'.
It is not known when Balinese started to know this type of gambling. Since the government of Indonesia declared with regulations that 'tajen' is one of gambling and is forbidden, the 'bebotohs' looking for a reason that 'tajen' is a necessity, for requirement of ritual, and always organize the 'tajen' during the temple ritual, or during family ritual. The birth of 'tajen' inspired a person to write superstitious forecasts. We do not able to find out weather the writing was made by a 'brahmana' or a common people. Seen from the language it would have been written around 18th century. This manuscript is called 'Pengayam-ayaman' or simply means the consultant for 'bebotohs' to foresee what cock will be the winner on certain day of the 'tajen', what color of the cock will be the victorious, and at what direction the cock should be provocated for the first time on the battle field. The manuscript claims to be able to give clues to the cock that will win the battle.
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