Rebirth of India: Superior

When Shakru said this, he was indeed deliberately trying to make friends with Liu Zian, because in 1991, very few Chinese could afford to travel abroad, and this Liu Zian, at first glance, was not a government official, and he was from Wang You can tell from Jing’s words that this trip is very random and purely It's just a trip that you can leave whenever you want, plus the casual and natural expression on his face when he asked someone to send a set of "Journey to the West" video tapes from China, it can be inferred that this guy's life experience is definitely not simple, so Sha Crewe has a desire to make friends, which will make it easier to return to the country in the future. ∷

Unexpectedly, Liu Zian rejected Shaklu's kindness: "I won't go. It's just annoying to see the ruins all over the place. Hey, it seems that my trip to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures was in vain!"

Shakru thought for a while and suddenly asked: "Old Liu, which character is your favorite in Journey to the West?"

"No need to ask, of course it's Monkey King, the Monkey King!"

Shakru clapped his hands and said: "As long as you like Sun Wukong, your journey to the West will not be in vain. I can take you to see our Indian Sun Wukong. It is said that the prototype of Sun Wukong in Journey to the West is very likely. It’s him!”

Upon hearing this, Liu Zian's eyes suddenly lit up: "Are you telling the truth? Is there a temple of his? Then I must go and see it."

"There are temples, but none of them are particularly large. But there is a statue that will definitely satisfy you, and it's in New Delhi. Old Liu, you know how high the viaduct is, right? It just reaches his waist, so you can Imagine how big he is!"

Just as Shakru was explaining with saliva, Amisha suddenly interrupted and said: "Brother Shakru, you are talking about the statue of the monkey god Hanuman next to the viaduct, right? Could it be that Hanuman is what you are talking about? Sun Wukong?"

Shakru pondered for a moment, and then said: "I can't guarantee the specifics, but there are indeed many similarities. For example, they both can fly in the clouds, and they have both killed demons and demons. Their weapons are also very similar, Sun Wukong The golden cudgel used is Ruyi, while Hanuman uses the tiger-headed cudgel. It means the golden stick. Sun Wukong can change seventy-two, and Hanuman can also change. In the fifth "Beautiful Chapter" of "Ramayan", he once turned into a cat and sneaked into Lanka City to find out the enemy's situation. I think the plot of Hanuman's havoc in Ashoka Garden is somewhat similar to Sun Wukong's havoc in Heaven.

Finally, Mr. Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West", in addition to folklore, the most reference material is "The Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" written by Master Xuanzang after he came to India in the Tang Dynasty. Although I have not read "The Romance of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty", but Master Xuanzang has been in India for so many years, and it is impossible that he has not heard of the story of the monkey Hanuman, so it is not surprising that he wrote it. Then Mr. Wu Cheng'en borrowed it, which is considered as a source. "

Before Liu Zian could speak, Wang Jing shook his head first and said: "As for the origin of Sun Wukong, I still believe Mr. Lu Xun's research. The Huaiwo Water God Wuzhiqi was surrendered during the flood control period by Dayu."

Amisha also helped: "Brother Shakru, you just said that Master Xuanzang has lived in India for several years, so it is impossible for him to not understand Hinduism, so how can he, a Buddhist, promote Hinduism?" God? This is completely illogical."

Shakru said with some embarrassment: "So I said I can't guarantee whether Hanuman is the prototype of Sun Wukong, but they have so many similarities, so I recommend Brother Liu to take a look."

Liu Zian decided: "None of us are Wu Chengen, so no one can be sure where Sun Wukong came from, but Lao Sha is right, it's always good to go and have a look. At least I can brag to them when I go back. Yes. Okay, Lao Sha, you just said that Harman is a Hindu god. It seems that there are more people in India who believe in Hinduism than in Buddhism. Isn’t that true?”

Shakru nodded and said: "Yes, although India is the birthplace of Buddhism, there are not many people who believe in Buddhism. According to previous statistics, less than one percent of Indians believe in Buddhism."

Liu Zian was shocked: "No way, why is Buddhism so miserable in its birthplace? Which religion has the most people?"

"The largest number is of course Hinduism. More than 80% of Indians believe in Hinduism. The second is Christianity, the third is Christianity, the fourth is Sikhism, and the fifth is Buddhism. The sixth is Jainism,” Shakru explained in detail.

Wang Jing on the side asked: "It is Hinduism that divides people into several castes, right?"

"Yes, according to Hindu teachings, people are indeed divided into four classes, in order of Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Sudras and the most humble Dalits. Although the government had already The caste system was announced to be abolished, but because this system has been operating for thousands of years, this concept has penetrated into the blood of every believer, so it actually still exists.”

Liu Zian interjected: "I've heard of this too. It seems that people are divided into three, six or nine grades, just like the Yuan Dynasty in China. By the way, Lao Sha, what class are you in?"

Shakru thought for a moment, and then replied with a smile: "What class do I belong to? Well, I belong to a class that no one dares to bully."

After Shakru said this, Wang Jing and Liu Zian understood that he was a Brahmin of the highest level. However, since he was unwilling to say it directly, they did not mention it again. So Wang Jing took the initiative to change the subject and said, "Mr. Pandit, I went to New Delhi a few days ago. In my impression, there seemed to be few relatively tall statues of gods and celebrities. Why is this Hanuman statue so tall?"

"Because people want to pay respect to him and pray for blessings. There is a story here. Legend has it that on a Tuesday morning, Hanuman felt hungry and came to Rama's wife Sita for food. He saw that Sita's hair parting was painted red, so he asked the reason. Sita told him that if a woman wants her husband to be healthy and long-lived, she should All life is painted red. Hanuman thought, if I paint my whole body with cinnabar, wouldn't it make my master Rama immortal? So he painted himself red and went to see Rama.

From then on, people dissolved cinnabar in oil to pay tribute to Hanuman. The ceremony of painting Hanuman's statue with cinnabar is called "dressing Hanuman". So Hanuman is always red.

People worship Hanuman, on the one hand, to pray for the powerful Hanuman to help them overcome difficulties, and on the other hand, because Rama once promised that as long as he paid tribute to Hanuman with cinnabar and oil, Rama would bless him to realize his wish. "

ps: Except for the initial greeting, the four people behind were communicating in English, so there was no communication barrier, which I neglected before. Mobile users please visit http://m.piaotia.net