Indian fertility god

 

Indian fertility god

When Agudengba was traveling on the Indian mountain road, he met an old acquaintance, the old donkey, who often did business in this area with his donkey pack team.

The two started walking and chatting by the river.

Agudengba saw a strange stone tower in the distance and asked the old man what kind of tower it was.

The old donkey smiled and said: It is the lingam of the Indian god Shiva. Linga is the male genitalia.

Agudemba was very curious. The old donkey said: I might as well take you to have a closer look.

The old donkey took Agudenba to a temple, which turned out to be the temple of the Hindu god Shiva. In the center of the temple stands a black, bald stone pillar about half a meter long, and one after another Indian pilgrims are worshiping it.

Why worship the stone pillar? Agudengba couldn't help but murmur in his heart.

The old donkey told him: Among the Hindu gods, Shiva is the god of fertility. He is naked and has a huge erect penis. This is the most common pillar-shaped object in Indian temples. It actually represents the male penis. Indians call it Linga.

Why do people kowtow to their male genitals in large temples? It turns out that since ancient times, Indians have worshiped fertility and paid attention to the signs of genitals.

The old man said: Linga worship originated from the ancient Indus Valley Civilization period. At that time, the Dravidians, the original inhabitants of India, worshiped male genitals. The male root represents the reproductive ability to reproduce life, and Lord Shiva himself evolved from a tribal god. Therefore, in some ancient Indian small sculptures, people see a horned man with three faces, sitting in a yoga posture, his entire body naked, and his genitals erect. This is a reproductive god. In some other ancient Indian sculptures, bulls, male rhinos, bull elephants and other male horned animals can often be seen. These sculptures also reveal erect genitals. Indians call these male reproductive organs lingam.

The Lord Shiva worshiped by Hindus has three eyes, and among the two eyes, there is another eye. From a divine level, Shiva's three eyes are symbols of the sun, moon, and fire; from a daily level, the third eye between Shiva's two eyes shows extraordinary miraculousness. In India, not only Shiva has three eyes. In Indian anatomy, the place where the third eye is located is the five major chakras. It is a normal phenomenon for the third eye to grow from here.

Agudengba said: I have read "Journey to the West". The Erlang God in the book also has three eyes. Does the prototype of Erlang God come from Indian culture?

The old man said: You can say that. However, as Shiva, the god of the universe, his third eye is naturally different from other gods. Erlangshen's third eye only has the power of seeing through and seeing through, and can be used to see things that cannot be seen with the two eyes. The third eye of Lord Shiva is different. He is the god of destruction. The universe is destroyed in flames. This eye of Shiva can spit out flames. At the end of each universe, all gods, humans and animals in the universe will be destroyed. Destroyed in the fire of his gaze. In daily life, whoever offends him, whether it is a good god or a bad demon, he will use this eye to spit out invincible fire and burn the other person to ashes.

The three main gods of Hinduism all have five heads, four heads, and three heads, and they also have four, six, and eight arms. Shiva has four arms. In the upper right hand of Shiva's four arms, he holds a timing hourglass-shaped tambourine. The tambourine symbolizes the creation of the universe. According to legend, the first thing created by all things in the universe is sound. The tambourine also shows the music in the dance of the universe. The sound of the drum echoes the burning flames, and together with the flames, shows the rhythm of the movement of the universe. On Shiva's left arm, he holds a flower-shaped burning flame. Flames also destroy. The drum in the right hand and the flame in the left hand in the dynamic balance formed by the left and right hands symbolize the beginning and end of the universe, creation and destruction.

Mr. Donkey said: The Tantra of Buddhism, which was influenced by Hinduism, has given full play to this special form of God. The most famous one is the creation of Avalokitesvara with Thousand Arms and Thousand Eyes.

Tou continued: Music is time, the hourglass also represents time, and the burning of fire is also in time, symbolizing the universe maintaining and running regularly in the rhythm of time. Therefore, Shiva's front right arm is in the fearless posture, so that heaven, earth, humans and gods do not have to be afraid of the operation and development of the universe. The front left arm droops like an elephant's trunk, pointing to the left foot that bounces off the dwarf's back, and the toe of the left foot points to the flame halo. This combination of gestures and gestures reveals to heaven, earth, humans and gods that they should be freed from the shackles of ignorance and maya. "Ignorance" is the state of ignorance of the truth of the universe, and "Maya" is the illusion that obscures the truth of the universe. Shiva's right foot, which supports his whole body, steps on a dwarf named Apasmala. Apasmala means obsession and symbolizes ignorance.

Agudemba is a man of high IQ, but after listening to the old man's explanation, he suddenly became confused about the national masculine worship prevalent in India.

The old donkey said: When I first arrived in India, I didn’t understand the Linga reproductive culture here. To be honest, no country's sexual culture is as contradictory and elusive as India's: there are complete sets of sermons emphasizing abstinence, and there are systematic theories advocating indulgence. In the impression of the Chinese, India is a religious country full of mystery. As the birthplace of Buddhism and Jainism, which abstain from sexual immorality, how could India have such a strange reproductive cultural tradition?

The old donkey said to Agudengba: I once met a wise man who compiled a ballad that could simply explain this phenomenon, so he sang the ballad "The Narrative of an Old Horse" composed by the wise man:

 

I don't believe God created me,

Because God never showed up.

Before realizing the truth of the universe,

We are in ignorance,

Mistaking fantasy for the reality of the universe,

We are obsessed with the illusory world.

      

Some people will believe in a religion of indulgence,

And accept the abstinence of self-torture.

Not only worship the reproductive culture of Linga,

He also believed in Jagannath’s teachings.

Not only vigorously promote the monk's lust and caution,

Then he went to the temple to find temple prostitutes for fun.

 

You said praying to God for happiness,

Why are the untouchables in trouble?

You say poverty comes from doing evil in previous lives;

Only by enduring pain can we be liberated in the next life.

An old horse knows where the road is,

Understand that living well in the present is the best way.