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The creator god Brahma (Brahma) in Vedic mythology is the identity of the god of prayer, and in Hindu mythology is officially named Brahma, and directly associated with the supreme will of the universe "Brahma", it is generally believed that everything in the universe comes from Brahma, and when it is destroyed, it is returned to Brahma, Brahma is the personification of the supreme will of the universe, and is considered to be the creator of the universe in Hindu mythology, also known as the "Lord of the World".

But in fact, Brahma is far less worshipped than the other two great gods, and given that the world has been created by Brahma, people's attention naturally shifts more to the struggle for power in the world between Vishnu and Shiva, that is, the maintenance and destruction of the two forces, and Brahma has also reduced his reputation and the number of followers because of some of his actions, which is directly related to the main story line of "World and India".

Throughout India, there are temples of Vishnu and Shiva, but there is only one temple dedicated to Brahma, and that is the Brahma Temple in Pushkar.

The mythical Brahma is red-skinned, with four heads, four arms, and a swan on his mount, and is known as the Great Brahma after being absorbed into Buddhism as a protector deity.

Shiva.

Shiva: The third of the three Indian gods. Also known as "West Wow". is one of the most worshipped gods. It is a god that symbolizes "prosperity" and "good signs". At the same time, it symbolizes "destruction" and is the god of resurrection. Generally regarded as the "God of Destruction".

At the same time, he was also the god of fertility, and after his spread to China, he interacted with the Great Joy Bodhisattva in Tibetan Tantra. Sometimes it is also molded into the image of a hideous angry man and a beautiful woman. Shiva's angry side was introduced to Japan and became famous as Daikokuten, the protector of samurai and ronin.

One of the most famous antiquities in India is the bronze statue depicting Shiva dancing with a devil on his feet, his body in a graceful S-shape, and the flames around his body radiating in all directions.

Shiva also possesses a terrifying image – a complex and changeable god from whom countless myths have also arisen. Ganesh is generally believed to be the son of Lord Shiva, and there are different legends about why Ganesh is an elephant's head, and because Ganesh lost an ivory in order to maintain his father's dignity, this humble Ganesh has many followers in India, and his abilities are quite extensive, and Indians almost have to pray to Ganesh for blessings in whatever they do.

The mythical Shiva has five faces, three eyes (when Shiva is angry, the third eye on his forehead will spew out red lotus fire and burn everything), four arms, green throat (legend has it that because the gods stirred the milk sea, the last great snake Naga spit out the venom that can destroy the world was swallowed by Shiva to turn blue, and it is said that in the process of stirring the milk sea, the beautiful auspicious goddess Lakshmi was produced, and the gods wanted to marry her, and Lakshmi finally chose his favorite Vishnu, Shiva felt desperate and swallowed the venom, His wife, Perbaty, preemptively pinched her husband's throat to prevent the venom from taking effect, and Shiva was later known as the "green-throated one"), with a crescent moon mark on the center of his eyebrows, and his mount was the green ox Nandi (who is the protector of all four-legged animals), known in Buddhism as the Great Freedom Heaven.

Vishnu: One of the three main gods, together with the first two are called the triple gods. There are many titles, more than 1,000 of them, and the common ones are "Narayan", "Lord of the World", etc.

Vishnu (Vishnu) in Vedic mythology is only known for stepping out of the "three steps" to measure the world, and is not a very lofty deity, but in Hindu mythology, the status has been greatly improved, and it is considered to have an equal status with Brahma, and even many believers of the Vishnu sect believe that Vishnu's status is above Brahma and Shiva, and that only Vishnu is the only true god, and Brahma and Shiva can only be regarded as "demigods" and so on (of course, Believers who worship Shiva will in turn think that their own gods are the greatest.)

In one version of the myth of the creation of the world, it is mentioned that at the beginning of the creation of the world, there was only an endless sea, and Lord Vishnu lay on the body of the great serpent Naga, and from his navel came a lotus flower, and when the lotus bloomed, it emitted thousands of times the brilliance of the sun, in which Brahma was born, and then Brahma created the world - it is recorded in the Hindu-influenced Buddhist scripture "Taisho Tibet":

“…… The umbilicus out of the thousand leaves of the golden treasure lotus, its light is as bright as the sun shines, there are people in China who sit on their knees, this person has immeasurable light, the name is Brahma King. King Brahma gave birth to eight sons in his heart, and eight sons gave birth to the people of heaven and earth......"

This is what it refers to – so there are also those who believe that Vishnu is the creator of the creator of the god Brahma, and therefore deserves a higher status than him. Vishnu is known for his various incarnations, some myths say that Vishnu had a thousand incarnations, others say that he had an infinite number of incarnations (dumbfounded), but it is generally believed that Vishnu had ten incarnations: fish (Matsiya), turtle (Kulma), dwarf (Varmana), wild boar (Wahana), lion (Narosingha), axe-wielding Rama (Parosura), Ramajandra (Rama), Krishna, Buddha, and Karki (white horse), the sixth, The seventh and eighth incarnations have spawned countless myths, and the eighth incarnation Krishna is the most famous and revered incarnation of Vishnu, and will even break away from the incarnation of Vishnu and become worshipped alone.

Legend has it that only when the world's morality is at its lowest point when the tenth incarnation will come to the world, and Vishnu will ride the white horse Kalki to destroy everything with the sword in his hand (riding his own incarnation), and from this point of view, Vishnu and Shiva overlap in function.

The two great Indian epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, are directly related to the incarnation of Vishnu, and judging by the large number of poems on this great god of infinite merit, Vishnu is indeed one of the most influential gods in Hinduism.

The mythical Vishnu is blue-skinned, four-armed, and mounts a Dapeng golden-winged bird, also known as Myo Viti in Buddhism.

The combination of three goddesses

The spouses of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are accordingly also known as the Three Goddesses combination. Brahma's wife Saraswati is a goddess of poetry and art, a collection of beauty and wisdom and one, legend has it that she was created by Brahma, and later fell in love with Brahma and combined, and this committed the **** mistake, for which Brahma paid the price and lost a head (why did Brahma lose a head to become four There are many legends, but it is generally believed that this head was destroyed by Shiva), after reading the "World, India, Purana", you can know that the origin of the entire Indian story is like this. However, Brahma and Saraswati's marriage did not seem to be so happy, Saraswati always did not respect Brahma enough to have a plan to remarry in a fit of anger - but because of this, Saraswati is highly regarded in Jainism, another religion in India.

Vishnu's wife, Lakshmi, is known in Buddhism as the auspicious goddess, and is said to be the sister of the four great kings, but it is generally believed that she appeared on a lotus flower when the gods stirred the milk sea, and was the goddess of luck, wealth, and love. Vishnu and Lakshmi had a good relationship, and she accompanied her almost every time the Vishnu incarnation came to save the world, and when she was worshipped alone, she was considered the "Mother of the World" with the highest female potential.

Shiva's wife is generally considered to be the great goddess Devi, but like Shiva, this goddess has multiple doppelgangers and is considered to be the most powerful and complex of all goddesses. Devi, Perbaty, Kali, Black Earth, Durga, Nanmu...... It was all her title, and when she appeared in the form of the terrible Earth Mother, her terrifying appearance even surpassed that of Shiva, and she was often sent to destroy some powerful devils, and the name Durga was given after she eliminated the devil of the same name. In Hindu mythology, the gods often lent her their magic weapons and weapons, and with the help of these gods, the goddess was even more powerful.

However, in "World and India", Baili still let her appear mainly in the image of Perbati (in fact, because of the influence of "3x3eyes"), "Perbati" means "from the snowy mountains", she is the goddess of the snowy mountains, and the daughter of Himavan, the god of the Himalayas.

The patron saint of the world refers to the eight main gods headed by Indra, the king of the gods, most of them are the original Vedic main gods, whose status in Hindu mythology has been more or less reduced, and their power has also weakened compared to Vedic mythology, and they are often forced to ask for help from the three great gods of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva because they cannot resist the attack of powerful devils.

Indra: The god of thunder and lightning, the head of the gods, and later the king of heaven. After being absorbed by Buddhism, it is also called "Emperor Shakti", and he is the lord of the city of Shanjian. Appears in many anime and novels, such as "Sky War", "Holy Biography", "Fengyun" and so on, but it seems that they generally play the role of villains, and after being absorbed into Buddhism, they were named Shakti, the lord of the city of good views (Sudarsana), and in "World India Chapter", although he appeared as the god of thunder / war in Hinduism, but Baili still used the Buddhist name of Shakti (because it sounds more stylish,).

There is also a legend that Shakti does not refer to a god, but rather a title that is held by the person with the greatest merit, and if someone else's merit exceeds that of the current Shakti, then his throne will be hot. The other seven gods are: Yama, the god of death, Varuna, the god of the sea, Vayou, the god of wind, Sumo, the god of wine, Suriya, the god of the sun, Agni, the god of fire, and Kubira, the god of wealth. It is worth mentioning that Yama, the god of death, after being absorbed by Buddhism

Became the king of Yamara.

With the introduction of Buddhism to China, the Ten Palaces of Yama were derived (the King of Yama is actually one of the Ten Palaces of Yama, but the most famous).

And the son of the wind god Vayu is the flying general Monkey Hanuman, who is famous for fighting bravely with Rama (the seventh incarnation of Vishnu), and Mr. Hu Shi believes that he is the prototype of the Monkey King in "Journey to the West". Kubira, the god of wealth, is an interesting fellow, legend has it that he was a thief before he became a god, because he became a god because of his adventures in the temple of Shiva, he is actually the northern king of Buddhism, but the image of the two is very different - it is said that Kubiro is short and rickety, full of jewels, and looks vulgar and trivial, while the northern king is not only one of the mighty four heavenly kings, but also the elder brother of the great beauty auspicious heaven (...... ）。 The King of Duowen is also known as Shi Caitian, that is, the God of Wealth, who is Chinese popular during the Chinese New Year.

Among the eight guardian gods of the world, only Shakti Indra mainly appears, and since the four heavenly kings in Buddhism also appear, Kubira and Tawen (Kunshamentian) are regarded as two different gods.

The Four Heavenly Kings are characters in Buddhist mythology, the patron saints of Buddhism, and live in the world of desire, which is the closest place to the human world.

The king of the country in the east, the king of growth in the south, the king of wide-eyed in the west and the king of Duowen in the north, among which the king of Duowen is the most famous and has the most believers, also known as Kunshamentian (Bishamentian), and the four kings of heaven have appeared in CLAMP's classic comic "Holy Biography" (but unfortunately in the end, only the king of southern growth remains, which is miserable.)

Indra, god of gods, god of sky, storm, rain, riding a white elephant

The god of fire and electricity, with three legs, seven hands and three heads

Kali, the goddess of black soil, the god of destruction, has three eyes and four hands

Karttikeya god of war, six heads and twelve hands, riding a peacock

Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, wife of Vishnu, rides a golden lotus

Ratri, the goddess of the night

Rudra, the god of storms and death

Surya sun god with three eyes and four hands

tvashtri god of technical science

USHAS God of Dawn

The god of varuna order and promise

Vishnu, God of mercy and light

Yama god of death, ride a buffalo

Auspicious day: i.e. Lakshmi. Known as the wife of Vishnu. In the oldest mythology, associated with the great Brahma, Kupila, Indra, is the protector of Buddhism. She is the sister of King Bisha Tianmen and is known as the "King of Merit". King Bisha is the king of the north, the god of wealth, victory, and protector of the Dharma.

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Shakya: Originally known as Gautama. Siddhartha, the founder of Buddhism. Legend has it that he was a small prince in northern India, and later gave up his family and power and ran away alone. Seven years later, he became a Buddha under the Bodhi tree. It is also known as the Buddha Buddha, but it is not the Great Day Nyorai as the Tibetan Esoteric Statement. The most noble god in Buddhism, he once subdued Monkey King, the Chinese god of battle.

Tianlong Babu: that is, the eight divisions, the saying is found in the Buddhist scriptures. The Lotus Sutra. Devadatta Pin once mentioned: "The Eight Divisions of the Heavenly Dragon, both human and non-human, all saw the Buddha of the dragon girl from afar,"

Heaven: The god of heaven headed by Shakti. The life span of the gods will also come to an end, because the Buddhists believe that everything is impermanent. Before dying, the gods will have five signs: "dirty clothes, wilted flowers, smelly bodies, sweaty armpits, and unhappiness in their positions", which is the so-called "five decays of heaven and man".

Asura: The Asuras are a race of opposites to the heavens. They are very belligerent, the men are extremely ugly, and the women are extremely beautiful. Asura has beautiful women but no good food. There are good food but no beautiful women. The two sides often fight each other because of this, and the scene is very tragic.

This is where the term "Shura Field" comes from. The Asura clan is regarded as the god of war, and he also has an incarnation as the god of fire, Damani, the supreme god of the "Zoroastrianism" and the "Ming Religion" of Middle-earth.

Dragons: Dragons are a very popular character in both Eastern and Western mythology, as well as in fantasy culture. It is favored for its unique shape and powerful power. It can be said that when it comes to fantasy, people think of dragons, and dragons have almost become representatives of fantasy literature.

Although the dragons of the East and the West are different, they also have a lot of similarities, such as head characteristics, good flying, and will spit out material attacks from their mouths, etc. These astonishing coincidences make one wonder if such creatures existed before. The record of the dragon has a long history in our country, a large number of detailed, accurate, vivid records throughout the entire ancient history, and the records that can be examined were finally seen in the early years of the Republic of China, which makes people very confused. But the dragon in the Eight Divisions of the Heavenly Dragon is actually talking about a kind of big python.

Gandharva: A half-human, half-bird spirit with golden wings. Celestial musician.

Garuda: A large bird that is very familiar to the Chinese, it evolved into the golden-winged Dapeng bird after it was introduced to China. The prototype is a sacred bird with all kinds of majestic and precious wings, devouring a dragon king and 500 small dragons in one day (where are so many dragons for it to eat?). ), once in 500 years, and then resurrected from the flames, the legend of the phoenix's rebirth comes from this.

Kinara: The god of songs, a subordinate of the emperor, resembles a human and has a head. According to the Ramayana, the human body is the head of a horse, or the head of a horse, or the head of a horse, and it is also said to be the head of a human and the body of a bird.

Yaksha: brave and strong, light and agile, such as the Vajra Yaksha who guards the mountain gate of the Buddhist temple, and the eight generals of the Yaksha under the command of the King of Bishaman. Nakshatra is a transliteration of Sanskrit, and in ancient Indian mythology, Nakshatra was a demigod, and there are different theories about its origin. According to the Vishnu Purana, the Yaksha and Rakshasa were born from the soles of the feet of the great Brahma at the same time, and the two sides were usually hostile to each other. Unlike Rakshasas, Yakshasas are friendly to humans and are therefore known as the "Sincere One". The image is sometimes depicted as a beautiful and athletic youth, and sometimes as a dwarf with a droopy belly.

Maharaja: Mohu Luojia, translated as the big belly, the great wisdom, the great wisdom of the belly, the big python, the big python, the big python. "Vima Sutra Slightly Sparse" Volume 2 Cloud: Mohu Luojia, this is the python god, Yiyun earth dragon, the god of the belly without feet, that is, the temple god of the world, and the wine and meat are all into the belly of the python. Destroying evil deeds, hating more and giving less, craving wine and meat, abstaining from falling into ghosts and gods, and eating more insects into their bodies. This is a python god with no feet and a belly. In the new translation of the Huayan Sutra, Volume 1, "The World's Lord Miao Yan Pin", the names of the immeasurable kings of Maharaja such as good wisdom, pure and majestic sound, Shenghui solemn hair, wonderful eyes of the lord, such as the lamp for all to return, the brightest building, the teacher's face, the wonderful solemn sound, the solidity of Sumeru, and the lovely joy and light.

"Hui Lin Yinyi" Volume 11 Cloud (Taisho 54"374c): "Moshule, (omitted) is a god of music and the like, or a non-human, or a cloud python god, whose form is human and the head of a snake. In addition, in the current Tibetan realm mandala of Esoteric Buddhism, there are three Mahuragas in the north. One in the center, with both hands bent and arms, making a fist to relax the head and fingers to the chest, and sitting on the left knee; the one on the left, wearing a crown of snakes, sits to the right; One on the right, playing the flute in both hands, facing left. (To be continued.) )

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