#they left because hinduism is bad
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why do you hindutvas call christians “rice bags”? don’t try to deny it lol i’m active on twitter and i’ve seen my christian moots get called that atleast once a day by you lindutva losers. not to mention actually threatening churches and christian communities irl too. and you claim YOU are oppressed? and yall do realize that someone converting for a rice bag says more about the value of hinduism/hindu culture right? so hinduism = price of a rice bag? which is like, what Rs 100 at best? LOL
Me after I go to Christian houses to call them rice bags:
I have never called anyone this in my life pls 😭
"I'm active on twitter" Well that explains this. As if calling us “lindutva” yourself is not Hinduphobic?
Also, the fact that Christian missionaries are actively going around to poverty-stricken people and offering them rice in exchange for conversion is so fucking insidious. Holding food over someone's head to make them convert has to be one of the worst fucking things I've seen. Desperation will make people do anything. And don't even get me started on the proselytising that starts when kids are in SCHOOL. My own sister witnessed it.
And let me flip your question and ask YOU this. Making someone convert to get a rice bag says more about the values of Christianity, right? Why the fuck do you need to blackmail people into converting????
#i am not on twitter#why are these idiots behaving as if i am the one going around screaming “RICE BAG RICE BAG”#also dont even start on the proselytizing with me#anon you are so fucking disrespectful#you see hungry people being blackmailed by missionaries and think ah yes#they left because hinduism is bad#hate mail#dumbass anon#my jaw was on the floor reading this ask ok#hinduphobia#conversion#proselytizing
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Since we're on Desiblr, I'd like to get your help to know the political situation of our country because I have been very deliberately ignorant about it till now, but I dont think its something that I can ignore anymore.
So, I hear about Hindutva people being violent and oppressive towards other people, namely Dalits, Muslim and Christians. I hear about Muslims being violent and oppresive towards Hindus. I hear about upper caste ones being violent and oppresive against Dalits. I hear about Christians converting Hindus through propaganda. I hear about how colonisers molded our history to fit thier narrative, etc.
And all of these things are happening, there isn't much of doubt about it. So, why does our country still have two very popular ideologies taking the narrative of the whole political environment and we all are playing into it? I feel that half of my life, I've been in a strife where I couldn't decide if I wanna be on the left or the right. Which to me was "feminism, equality, being a human being, fighting against oppression" vs "praying to my gods, practicing my religion". (if I'd choose left, I'd have to not be a practicing hindu, coz I'd see examples/narratives of the same being more popular, trash Hinduism if you're a leftist, so it felt like a fight between Hinduism and others instead of liberalism and traditionalist ideals; and even now I sometimes feel like hiding my Hindu identity because what if someone says that its wrong being a Hindu. I don't know if I'm the only one feeling this way or if I looked at the wrong sources?) And I know everyone who follows either of the ideologies won't be completely on either of the extremes. But shouldn't we on a larger scale, try to fight against these trends or am I going in a completely different direction? Because I feel like there's no one good community or political party. So what could be the solution to that? Because I don't support any of the things happening in the paragraph above and I think we (ideally) talk against the bad as a collective despite it being from different communities, that way perhaps we find that famous phrase we used to talk about as kids "unity in diversity"???
I'm asking this, because the current of ongoing politics gives me a headache. There's no side to choose and the side I wanna choose doesn't have that same base, even though virtually everyone talks about it: love, understanding, peace, equality, etc.
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Info for writer in Thai series fandom: Superstitions, beliefs and ghosts
Disclaimer: I'm definitely not an expert.
There are a lot of supernatural beliefs, and people have a different level of faith in them, hence a different level of approach towards them. There are some small ones that do not require much faith or afford to participate, like the belief in guardian spirits. You see their shrine, you wai, and that's that. Everyone does it, even when they don't really believe it. And then there is a big thing like black magic, like in the Long Kong series, where if you are a true believer, it can go so far, but if you are not, it is a complete non-sense "Why would anyone do that?" kind of thing.
Thai culture is a mix of cultures. Throughout history, we have constantly been influenced by many different things from many different sources. The superstitions of today are a mash-up of animism, Buddhism, Brahmin, Hinduism, chinese lores, and possibly a few other things. I honestly can't tell what came from what or explain with confidence why anything is the way it is, so keep that in mind. Also, it's a belief it's not going to have a fixed rule.
Sin(บาป), Merit(บุญ) and Karma(กรรม)
I say I can't distinguish any belief origin, but this one is clearly Buddhist, so if you want more information, you know where to look. The basis is that when we do something, it's karma, and if it's bad, then it's a sin. If it's good, it's merit. Every krama will have a consequence. And, I don't think the next part is pure Buddhist, the consequence can come to you in your next life if it has not already affected this life or the afterlife. By praying, we can give merit to the other person, dead or alive. The reason I believe this is not a pure Buddhist is that Buddhists have a concept of non-self (อนัตตา), which means that everything is impermanent and will one day cease to exist. These two concepts do not really fit together when you think about it. Also, there is a teaching about how we shouldn't believe in something just because it's been told to be or because of who told it, and only believe in what can be proven to be true, so according to that, I don't think any superstitions are really part of the core of Buddhism. I really like that in Buddhism. A teacher who is not afraid to be questioned or researchers who are not afraid to have their theories subverted is a good one in my opinion. Anyway, the concept of karma is, I want to say, literally everywhere, but it is not a tangible thing, so figuratively everywhere in Thai.
Guardian spirits
There are a lot of type of guardian spirits. First, start with the one you are most likely to see in the background in series "Phraphom Chaothi"(พระภูมิเจ้าที่)
they are the local god of the land and by land we usually mean house they can also seperate into Phraphom and Chaothi if we want to be really specific. Phraphrom is Phra ChaiMongkol, the deity that protects houses. It is believed that paying homage to Phra ChaiMongkol will make people in the house live happily bring good luck and help avoid danger.Chaothi is the Spirit which used to be the original owner who ties to that area and help take care and protect it.
Their shrine will look a little different but the condition about how their shrine should be build are the same the shrine must build on the ground, the location must not be cast down by the shadow of the house, be far from the location of the bathroom, not face into the area where the bathroom is located, not face the front door, at least 1 meter away from the fence or the wall of the house, and the height should be slightly above the eye level of the homeowner.
Most Thai people tend to set up both shrines together. Start By performing a ceremony to invite Phraphrom first and then Chaothi after. The worshiping rituals we do are also performed at the same time too. Im not sure if it universal but my family do it once a year. We will ask they for "left over" food after pay homage so the food is not waste.
*something not quite related - There is a phrase "Chaothi raeng," which translates to "Chaothi here is powerful." It means someone's lover is a really jealous person.
Second, we have "Chao Pa Chao Kao"(เจ้าป่าเจ้าเขา)
the guardian spirit of the forest(Pa-ป่า) and mountain(Kao-เขา). Sometimes they get called together, sometimes separate, but their concept is the same. Since the forest is under their protection, anyone who insults or damages the forest might get punished by making them lost in the forest by hiding the offender from other people. In Thai language, it's called "Phi Bang Ta" (Phi-ผี-ghost Bang-บัง-conceal Ta-ตา-eyes) so when people get lost in the forest, the searcher party often makes an offering to apologize to Chao Pa Chao Kao in case the victim offended them somehow or to ask for their help in searching. The offerings consist of white wine, boiled chicken, and garlands or baisri.
Other than to apologize, there is another ceremony that people who work in the forest do. It's called "Pi Tee Pert Pa"(พิธีเปิดป่า) The direct translation is Forest Opening Ceremony, The point of this ceremony is to ask to be free from harm when they enter and work in the forest. It is performed by lighting incense, saying the objective of entering, asking for success and safety, apologizing in advance in case anything offends them, and during the stay, people might also make food offerings to them too.
Third, "Mae Yanang" (แม่ย่านาง)
guardian goddess of boats, who nowadays is also a guardian goddess of any other vencicle too. The main worshipper of Mae Yanang is the fisherman, but there are also many other people who are not fishermen too. There are a few different stories about who Mae Yanang is and how she came to be the guardian goddess of boats, but the most popular (in my opinion) is that she is Mazu, the Chinese sea goddess whom we worship after being influenced by the Chinese merchants first and then by the Chinese Hokkien people who migrated into Thai during the Ayutthaya period.
There are other guardian spirits, but if I list all of them, it's going to be too long and I doubt that anyone will need these for anything. I just kind of like some of the concept and also think Phraphom Chaothi's shrine is very cute and I want to introduce it to you, so I will stop here. But as usual, if you have other questions, feel free to ask.
บนบาน
Bon baan
The meaning of bon baan is to ask the Holy for assistance by promising to give something in return or to do what was promised when it is completed, and so on. It can be shortened to only bon or add sâan glàao at the end, depending on how you want to say it. Săan means shrine, and glàao means to say, inform, or announce.
Buddhism is atheism, but most others that influenced Thai culture were polytheism, so we have many gods to pray to, and if gods aren't enough, we can also pray to other things. Nowadays, it might even be to no one in particular. People will just said that if something they wanted happened, they would do what was promised. But back to the gods. Every god has their own niche, both in terms of what they like or dislike being promised and what they are likely to grant or not. For example, you can pray to Trimurti for love but shouldn't pray to any god or goddess who is widowed for love because it is not their area of expertise. At best, they just not help. At worst, they might get offended.
Tips that are believed to help get the results faster.
1. Make no impossible wishes or wishes beyond one's own merit. For example, donate ten baht but ask to win the lottery first prize. It's beyond your merit.
2. We must only ask for positive outcomes. Do not ask for something that is sinful. You can ask for a lover, but not for the other pair to break up.
3. The mind must be still before pleading.
4. When we promise to do anything, we can do it immediately for them to see. For example, when you promise that you will abstain from eating meat for 7 days if your son gets a job, you can start refraining from eating meat that day and don't have to wait to get what you want before doing it.
5. Accumulate a lot of merit. Minimize bad karma as much as you can.
Those who pray may be true believers or not fully believe it and are just hopeless or need more reassuring. It's really popular for those who want to attend a specific university to pray to that university's sacred. My roommate in my first year promised to run 10 laps around campus if she got into our university, which she did. I don't really get why our university's sacred would want her to run 10 laps, but if it's work, it's work, I guess.
ปีชง
Bpee Chong
It's a concept that everyone has unlucky years depending on what zodiac year one was born. It is linked with Tai Sui Xing Jun, the god of destiny in Chinese astrology. It is a pair of years that do not match. The year of birth plus six is the opposite year, which is believed that opposite years are opposing each other, so unlucky things will happen in those years. If that year is the unlucky year of any zodiac year, people born in that zodiac year will face obstacles no matter what they do. Every year, there are those who are 100% Chong, meaning they were born in the year opposite the current zodiac year, and those who are only partially Chong, consisting of those who were born in the year counting three years from the current zodiac year and the opposite year, as well as those whose year of birth is the current zodiac year. People who believe in it will enhance their luck and make their fortune better by going to do the ritual in a Chinese temple, especially those who are 100% Chong.
Things to do to enhanced luck
Well, in the end the core of almost every belief is what to do to bring good luck and avoid bad luck so here are some random tidbits about how people try to enhanced their luck nowaday.
-ชื่อมงคล auspicious name
Many people name their babies with the intention of the name bringing luck to their babies. What names are auspicious or ill-lucks can be considered based on many factors, such as time of birth, day of birth, gender, surname, parents' names, and what aspect in life the parents want to compensate for or boost. It also has many branches, with each branch having its own set of rules, which you can choose to follow. In some cases, it makes us able to guess things from people's names. People who got a name that spells with no visible vowel are usually those born on Monday, for example.
-สีมงคล auspicious color
In my understanding, auspicious color is a relatively recent thing. It is based on an older concept, but it is a new trend. It is incredibly popular among the younger generation. If you type the word "สีมงคล" into a search engine, you will find many charts showing information about what color is auspicious or ill-luck for what day and in what aspect. It's been created for easier use, so people can easily see what color to choose for their clothes.
-เครื่องราง amulet
There are a lot of types of amulet, but let's focus on the most popular type first, the one for money and success.
1.ปี่เซียะ Pixiu, a Chinese mythological animal well-known throughout Asia, is thought to increase property value and bring in an endless supply of money. The usual form it comes in is a red rope bracelet with Pixiu as a pendant.
2.พระพิฆเนศ Ganesh the Hindu god of beginning, is the patron of intellectuals, bankers, scribes, and authors. People in the entertainment industry are his devotees, and many other people worship him too, as he is seen as generous and able to remove any obstacles.
3.หินมงคล Auspicious stone. Different stones are believed to have different attributes and, in some cases, people who are born on different days will also be differently affected. But what most of them have in common is the belief that the stone should touch the skin for it to have maximum effect. There are many stones that are considered auspicious. Some of the popular ones are rutilated quartz, agate, lapis lazuli, jade, and any gem, but the real classic is the combination of nine different gems. Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Yellow-Sapphire or Topaz, Garnet, Blue Sapphire, Moonstone, Zircon, and Chrysoberyl All this together is called Noppakao (the same as the lovely writer's main actor's name in all spelling, pronunciation, and meaning).
4.พระเครื่อง Phra Khrueang (Thai Buddha amulet). It is a small Buddha image you can wear around your neck. People who wear it usually don't take it off much if they have a choice.
5.Parents' picture There is a phrase, "Father and mother are like in-home monks." It is believed that if we respect our parents, our lives will go well in all aspects. So a picture surely doesn't hurt.
-เลขมงคล auspicious number
People will use Taksa or Thaksapakorn, which is an astrological method to find an auspicious number (and some other things, like an auspicious name) to use in all matters that have numbers involved, e.g., choosing a car registration number, phone number, or even finding what number you want on a banknote you will deliberately carry. That banknote will be called "ngern kwăn tng." It's money you won't use and just carry around to bring luck.
-Lucky homescreen/wallpaper
Yeah, for your phone. I can't find any reason or principle behind this. I have zero idea why some pictures are more auspicious than others. Someone will just say it is with no explanation. It can be an animal or group of them, a river, tree, god, ship, flower, etc. It has gotten quite popular for a bit. If I remember correctly, Lisa Blackpink used the god of fortune, Cai Shen Ye, who is a popular choice to help enhance luck in financial matters, as a lockscreen at some point.
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Sak Yant
There are two methods of tattooing. Firstly, ink. Unlike the black ink we use today, ink used for tattooing used to come from nature, such as snakehead fish gall grind mixed with Aporocactus flagelliformis Lem (Thai name:เถานาคราช:Naga vine) or Stephania venosa (Thai name:สบู่เลือด:blood soap). which is thought to result in invulnerability, so those tattoos for invulnerability will mostly use ink, resulting in a visible tattoo.
Next oil, most of this method will use "wan 108 type water", which is believed to give the effect of popularity, such as compassion and great charm. The direct translation of wan (ว่าน) is aloe, but it used to be an umbrella term for all plants that are used for medicinal purposes and some that are used for ornamental purposes, so in this case, wan means plant, and for 108 types, it does not mean they will use all 108 of them, it just means they will use some of those 108 it refers to. The most popular is sesame oil, but some institutions might mix other things in. The oil will be invisible after its healing, so those tattoos for popularity will mostly result in invisible tattoos.
You can see more yant pattent at this link.
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Charm
The meaning is to make someone enchanted with you by using superstitious methods. There are two ways to do it; the white way and the black way.
The white way is the safer method compared to the black way. Because the maker will not have to be afraid that the occult will get back at them and drive them insane like in the Black Way, it has the least risk overall, whether for the maker or the target. It is considered the more popular method. The white way will focus on the mind. It's using spells to either call lovers back or convince the target to become their lover. The most important thing is that the white way is said to be more effective in the long run. It will also last longer than the black way.
The black way is said to be an extremely dangerous thing. Both for the maker and the target. In the Long Kong series, it's the black way. This method is only popular with certain groups of people, which are those who are really desperate and didn't care about the consequent or happiness in the long run anymore. For it focus on wanting to possess that target person, more physical than mind and said to be effect the health greatly in short spant of time
Both the white and black ways have many varieties, from different sources, for different results. For exemple there are things like soul binding, love potion(เสน่ห์ยาแฝด:SaNayYaFaet :Charming Twin Pills?) and the use of Prai oil(น้ำมันพราย), etc.
Ghost
Everything was kind of all over the place. There are no concrete rules, and there will always be an exception.
Type of ghost.
There are many of them, so I will only address those I'm 100% sure came from dead humans and not something else.
-Sambhawesi (สัมภเวสี) directly translates to "birth seeker," meaning a person who is dead but not yet born, or in some interpretations, everyone, dead or alive, who has not yet become a Buddhist saint. It's kind of a broad term more than an actual type, but due to repeated use in some contexts, it became slang for a ghost that can't be reborn because of their bad karma, so they have to wander begging for merit from the living people.
-Chao Kam Nai Wen (เจ้ากรรมนายเวร), a ghost that has ill will towards a living person due to the wrongful karma that person committed to them during their life. In some cases, it can also mean a living person or even an animal that got wronged too. Because if those who do wrong can be reborn, why can't those who get wronged?
The action Chao Kam Nai Wen does is called Jong Wen (จองเวร). Jong means reserve, book, or hold, and Wen means resentment, vindictiveness, malice, indignation, sin. Wen can also be used as a swear word.
Both words can also be used to refer to people who we don't like but keep having to meet and interact with. Like, is that guy my Chao Kam Nai Wen? Why is he still following me? How much longer is he going to jong wen me? Pat from the Bad Buddy Series calls Pran his Chao Kam Nai Wen in Ep1 after Pa, his sister, calls Pran his soulmate.
-Phi Tai Hong (ผีตายโหง). Phi (ผี) means ghost or spirit. Tai (ตาย) means die, dead, or death, and Hong (โหง) means die a violent or unnatural death, ghost, or demon. It is a ghost caused by an unnatural death. They did not die from sickness or old age but suddenly died from something unnatural, such as death from being shot, war, drowning, being hit by a car, suicide, or something fast, so their death occurred in such an instant that their mental state couldn't accept it. They are in a state of fear, shock, or spite. Thus, causing most souls to be unable to admit that they were actually dead, they refuse to be born and keep haunting the place where they died as vengeful ghosts. In many tales, Phi Tai Hong can get really powerful.
-Phi Tai Thang Klom (ผีตายทั้งกลม) is a Phi Tai Hong variant. They are pregnant women who died while giving birth along with their children. They are associated with many black magic practices because they were believed to be really powerful and required a really hard and complicated ritual to pacify.
- Kuman thong (กุมารทอง) The first version of them originated from the spirit of a child who died in the mother's womb and was brought in by a black magic user to adopt as a child and help with various tasks. The maker of Kuman thong will really perform the ritual by using an actual stillborn child in early practice. Later, there has been a modification of the process of creating Kuman thong by changing it to create the form of a child by using the soil of the seven cemeteries, a specific type of wood, metal, etc. And then do the ritual to conjure up the mind and soul. They can be gifted, so the owner and the maker might not be the same.
Anyone who owns them must raise them as if they were their own children, provide food and drink offerings for them, and call them to eat in the same way that a parent would. It is said that if Kumarn thong receives good care, they will help with many things. For example, they will help protect the owner and family from all bad things, help them get more trade, protect the houses from thieves and enemies, and issue a warning about future danger as well.
-Hong prai (โหงพราย) ghosts under the power of black magic users/sorcerers. They can have varying differences in ability and other things dependent on the ghost itself and the ritual their owner does to keep them. It is considered a heavy sin to keep one.
-Sa ming (สมิง) I'm not too sure, but its root word might mean king, ruler, or guardian.
Sa ming prai (สมิงพราย) A powerful ghost
Suea sa ming(เสือสมิง) Suea means tiger. A tiger that was believed to originally be a person with a strong magic skill that later transformed into a tiger Or a tiger that eats a lot of people and gets possessed by the dead, and later, it is able to transform into a human form. Suea Sa Ming will use their human form to lure their prey to them to eat.
-Pret (เปรต) A hungry ghost comes from a religious tale, born from those who committed real heavy sin. Their shapes varies, but the most famous ones are the ones that are really tall with giant hands and feet but only have a mouth the size of a pinhole.
- Pu Som Fao Sap (ปู่โสมเฝ้าทรัพย์) Pu som (ปู่โสม) means gnome, gremlin, or churl. Fao means guard and Sap means treasure. A ghost or spirit that guards a precious treasure or a national treasure. There is a tale about how the sky was distorted after thift laid their hands on treasure the spirit guards, or how they received many misfortunes until they had to return what they took. Their origin is not clear and, in historians' opinion, their story is quite new compared to the others, but the version I know is that they are people who get killed or commit suicide with the intention of guarding the treasure, whether willing or unwilling.
Ability: What could a ghost do?
The ability of Thai ghosts is mostly in line with every other country in my opinion. They can sometimes appear, make some noise, lure people to their death using various means in the hope that they will get replaced and be free, or just so that person will stay with them. If they are really powerful, they can even assult people using their own hands, strangling them or something. They can also appear in someone's dream, to haunt, to give lottery numbers, or something else depending on their intention toward that person, possess people invited or uninvited, or influence people's minds.
other things
-Phit phi (ผิดผี) translates directly to "wronged the ghost". It means violating custom or tradition, especially in a sexual way. I use this word for many things. Ex : Eat grilled bananas without sauce, make fried basil without basil, and don't give out free lime slides when selling fried rice. I will give more examples, but apparently food is all my mind can think about. All in all, in this day and age, this word can be used to express that you don't agree with something (and find it to be kinda out of the norm), ranging from silly things like an opinion on food to more serious things (like sexual misconduct).
-Benjapas (เบญจเพส) translates directly into the crucial age of twenty-five. It's a belief that bad things will happen when people reach a certain age, like twenty-five years old, and then every twelve years or something else depending on what book you choose to believe.
-Ong long (องค์ลง) to be possessed by a spirit. When one performs a traditional performance, it's believed that there is a chance that the spirit of the master or deity might possess the performer, and it's not a bad thing, a good thing even. They will leave when it ends, and the performance will be perfect. It can also refer to someone who has a mood swing.
-Phi plak (ผีผลัก) got pushed by a ghost. It's when we feel like something got pushed but can't find what pushed it, so we say it's a ghost or It can also be used to refer to when something unintentional happens.
- Sia khwan (เสียขวัญ) to lose ones khawn. Khawn in this context, is an invisible spirit that lives within each person and which is responsible for psychological and spiritual well-being and, when lost, is thought to cause health or mental problems. But in general, sia khwan means anxious, discouraged, panicked, scared.
-There is a belief that planting lemongrass in the ground upside down by a virgin will make the rain stop, so sometimes when there is an event and people don't want it to rain that day, they will do it. And if you are not a virgin but do it anyway, it's said to make the rain rain harder. The ones who do it are typically girls, cis or tran, but I don't remember anyone caring much about the gender of the performer.
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Digimon Tamers - Episode 15
Okay, so it seems we have a new formula to follow. The kids will have to fight 12 "Devas" (which is apparently a God-like being in Hinduism and Buddhism, but seem like apostles here) who are all devoted to one "God" and are anti-human. I'm getting kind of annoyed at this point because it seems the implication is that they're going to drag the mystery of who this "God" is out for many, many more episodes. Does Tamers even have arcs or is it kinda just one, continuous thing? I guess you could say the first arc was the kids learning to fight as a team and now we're in the 2nd arc, but I feel like I won't be clear on the divisions until I get deeper in...
Also, is HYPNOS still in the picture at this point? Or are the considered "defeated" since their big plan was a bust...? (Rhetorical questions lol, no need to answer).
Notes:
The enemy digimon in this one was pretty creepy conceptually: a giant snake the size of a subway tunnel that attacks trains. As a frequent subway rider, I could see that making a good horror movie (I guess it was kinda already done in one of the Men in Black films).
I thought Takato being the annoyingly over-eager friend in the group was pretty funny. I'm glad that the 3 kids are cooperating now, but I'm not sure they really have great friendship chemistry yet lol. It's more Jian and Ruki are tolerating Takato. I feel like their personality types are somewhat reflected in their digimon partners too, with Guilmon ready to be friends with everyone whether they reciprocate or not.
Takato's classmates seeing Guilmon as an exciting new toy felt a little weird, but I felt reassured when they took Takato's demands that they don't follow him into battle seriously. (Or maybe that's just Japanese kids being good at following orders lol. I kinda expected to be like "hey no fair! Why can't we watch!?")
It was good seeing Ruki and Jian doing non digimon related things on their days off. Ruki goes to a Noh play with her grandma and Jian intends on going to his martial arts class (before he's interrupted by a battle). These little insights are important so we're not left thinking "don't these kids have lives?" Notably, the Adventure kids were stuck in the digital world (and essentially frozen in time), so that show didn't really have that problem to solve.
Everyone looked pretty off model this episode, but honestly once you get several off model episodes in a row you start to forget what they're supposed to look like lol
Long flashbacks and repeated "card slash" sequences padded out a lot of this episode. It was especially bad when we got two "card slash" sequences for Takato back-to-back.
Impmon and Terriermon have consistently been making me laugh with their blunt reactions to things. Impmon calling out Renamon's condescension towards him was especially funny.
Ruki looked super cool riding Kyubimon through the subway tunnels. I couldn't help but think about the scene needing a "don't do this at home, kids!" warning though, according to the "don't show repeatable actions" standards (the walking on train tracks part, not riding a giant monster lol).
So...Impmon shows possible signs of softening to the kids and their digimon? I thought he was going to get more evil, but perhaps he'll actually go from ineffectual bully to good guy.
Really nice seeing the champion-level digimon side-by-side at the end there. Good to know the size comparison and just to see them as a team.
I guess Ruki and Jian are just okay with suddenly showing off their digimon to a bunch of kids from Takato's class? Seems a little out of character to me, but maybe there was some off-screen conversation that went down...
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okay I have to vent, you can ignore this ask but I would love it if you gave your opinions on the topic. Hindublr lately seems to be filled with spam tagged #casteism and other things wherein the entire religion or culture is reduced to just caste atrocities. I blocked some but it is like new accounts spring up everyday. Hindublr isn't a politics tag? Atleast it wasn't when I first joined tumblr. Also these blogs are full of blatant hindu hate and somehow they equate being an orthodox hindu as being a bjp supporter? Like if you call them out on their misinformation they start calling you andhbhakt even if the context had nothing to do with bjp? Modi hate or Yogi hate is so blatant. Like these blogs aren't even talking about actual problems. They spread misinformation most of the times. Like yk in one of your answers on that one blog that was regarding Congress sending army to kashmir.
Half baked knowledge, "saviour of the dalits" complex and Hindu hate is all they offer. I am all for talking about genuine discrimination that goes on in our society but it must be based on facts rather than artificial hysteria and emotion driven ideologies.
Honestly, call me a hypocrite because I use the hindublr tag for political stuff relating to hindus aswell , but I will admit that the tag of Hindublr is not for Hindu hate, its for hindus to engage.
Blogs like not-so-sweet61 and others following her trail are truly going out of their way to spread hate about us. Their motive for tagging is not to spread awareness, because their manner of presenting is vehemently anti Hindu (as you said, half baked facts) , and what they do is not spreading awareness either; they are doing a sham act of defaming the religion in the name of “calling out the bad practices” by bringingthe character of Shri Ram and others into question.
And before people call me out for being a propagandist and all, the sweet61 is not someone who is calling out ill treatment of Dalits that I am too much of an andhbhakt to see, this person is a muslim calling out Hindu Gods. I had an altercation with her during the infancy of this blog, and skimmed through hers to find Sufi quotations and other Islam related stuff that has most likely been removed as of now becuase I can no longer find it.
That put things in perispective for y’all?
Also, cherry on the cake, she’s a congressi, girl legit quoted Sonia Gandhi on section 377 like it was not Congress under whose command it was reinstated🤡 So yeah, ofcourse theres andhbhakt comments and equating shit to BJP.
They are not saviours of dalits, they are not champions of minority. These are people of other faiths targetting us systematically, maybe because of the non left alignment of people who use the hindublr tag.
And another thing? Hindublr tag is used by Hindus ourselves, like I said, for engaging with each other on religion related stuff. For those not of the faith, they use hinduism tag. The specific use is for us so these people are using the tag on purpose to get our attention.
Nothing more, nothing else.
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American White Religious trauma as a result of Christianity is so annoying because it pervades all discussions of religion generally. That even when religion is used as a motif, it's always assumed to be an allegory to Christianity. (The American evangelical kind or rarely Catholicism) And in fandom, this sentiment is worse. Don't you know religion is bad, duh!
The issue with this is when you put a lens of intersectionality (specifically as a black femme) or you use a lens of assemblage (non black femme) then you get the understanding that the issues non white people have with religion is not the issues White people have. Christianity is Hinky because of its roots in colonial rhetoric and justification, but that's not the issues white people have with Christianity. (This is not to say that exploitation of children and women but churches aren't egregious - they are. But this, conversion isn't about that) its like the anti-religious sentiment is spread everywhere affecting Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Rastas and more, everyone is just catching stray bullets. Religion has to be bad for the non right wing American people, but so much of the good of religion is lost in that discussion. Also there's never the nuance to say hey maybe religion is funked up because America is fucked up? People do fucked up things and try to justify it by any means? Its hard because I grew up religious, left the church and now I'm very much into taking what I need spiritually from wherever, and to be honest that may be the privilege of my culture. But church was a necessary ecosystem and solace many a time, just as mosque was and I think what's scary is that because White people by and by don't really cultivate community and social culture (argue with your mum not me) the social aspect of religion and religious community isn't extended out? Take for example the Sikhs of my local area also give food from the Langar of our local gurdwara and I've known alot of these aunties and uncles since I was a babe. I've eaten there as has so many other homeless people and local business people etc because the food is good, the music bops and the jokes are hilarious. We're community. And when the time comes now at different parts of the year to give back we do, we have to because we're in community. It's mad in my eyes to have all this discourse on religion and never speak of the good things. No one ever talks of breaking fast with friends from school and how exciting it is to be invited round for iftar, or making eid cards at getting to celebrate, giving gifts at Christmas or making gingerbread etc with other people or singing carols. It's always about the fuckeries of religion and never that when people who have little else but God, do amazing things with wonder and hope. Granted, all of this was the privilege of living in a town outside of America that whilst was very small was incredibly diverse and maybe the fact that America is a continent disguised as a country with racial segregation still likely plays a massive part in the PR for christinanity? I say this because the Black church never gets its dues for what it did for the Black community in America and that's probably because overwhelmingly the PR for Christianity in America is White and right wing likely. Like what about Rasta's with political liberty in Jamaica and the Caribbean or Hinduism for the Tamil is religion just white people and Christianity?
Ultimately, I want to have a discussion about it without that specific white lens because religion for us who were colonised and dispossed is completely different.
Still, the general consensus in fandom that all religions are bad by virtue of whitenessess relationship with Christianity is absolutely mad, but what do I know?
I'm a black person on the Internet.
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As there was talk of muse inspos on dash, I'm gonna expand on Triclops & Amita things 👀 -
I know I've talked about this before, but for the Triclops (including their ancestors) as a whole, I take a lot of inspiration from Hinduism since there's obviously intended references there regarding how the Triclops, only represented through Tien in canon, have literal third eyes and can grow multiple arms (including how some kind of official side material has stated Tien would've had a myriad of divine powers had he not been "corrupted" as a child by Crane). I also take some beats from Buddhism, and a small few from Taoism and Shinto. I don't lean much into these in depiction in the hopes of not being disrespectful or appropriative.
When it comes to Amita herself, I hope it's obvious that she's supposed to be Black-coded (from her father) and mixed with having Triclops blood (from her mother). The Triclops, though having non-Earthly roots first and foremost in the narrative, can be interpreted as a VERY LOOSE blend of South Asian-coded and East Asian-coded. (So, Amita can be specifically seen as Blasian-coded.)
Amita, having been raised in a highly religious society, does still unconsciously practice some prescribed values and philosophy of her people; though she's in general rejected it all. One big element that's intended to be future story progression for her is she discovering that her people's religion used to be more complex & nuanced than black and white viewpoints or basic, human perceptions of "good vs evil" that it's turned into in modern times. Basically, their culture got "Earth-washed" through generations. (Somewhat inevitable, as their pure-blooded ancestors entered a terminal decline from their homeworld's destruction and started slowly mingling with Earthlings - particularly humans due to genetic compatibility.)
Another big aspect comes from my own experiences, both from directly within my life and living in the USA. Christianity is everywhere in the country, and I've had very bad times throughout my life because of how close to being a Christian zealot my maternal grandmother was. I can say I...probably have religious trauma, but I've projected onto Amita who absolutely does. Her mother and some other relatives weaponized their clan's religion against her in many ways during her youth, and she's a CSA survivor of the head priest (referencing the rampant pedophilia problem with Christians in particular; though I'd be naive to think religious followers from different cultures are completely free of it; and also because I myself am a CSA survivor of a religious older relative) in their village.
She carries around a lot of bitterness and anger towards her clan and how she feels everything and everyone in it failed her. She rebelled against them symbolically and literally, after she ran away and as soon as she got the opportunities to spit in the face of their practices (e.g. the Triclops collectively follow vegetarian diets due to their belief in non-violence & compassion towards all living beings; but you bet she started eating meat out of spite, and still does occasionally eat meat).
Lastly, uhh Amita did experience a lot of culture shock when she left Dagi Village and slowly integrated into widespread modern society. Namely, she got to learn about and suffer from the reign of economic and political systems like capitalism, which she also hates and feels it goes so against the conducts she and her kin were taught (something like IRL Hindu dharma) since birth that it makes her head hurt if she thinks about it for too long.
#abuse tw#worldbuilding.#saved.#amita // ❦ meta ❦#/ a little TMI in one area but. i personally dont mind touching a bit upon what ive experienced \#/ it happened. i have to live with it. so i should be allowed to talk abt it if i want to! \
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i hate propaganda films include the kerala story made money for bjp
you know at this point i think we are absolutely incapable of making films about organised crime without simultaneously, and needlessly dragging and targeting our muslim people and communities. it is very clear that these people making all these films about Islamic terrorism be it The Attacks of 26/11 or Kashmir Files or now with The Kerala Story, don't know shit about Islamic teachings or discipline at all. nor do they want to. all these so called 'documentary films' do is create deceitful perceptions and resultant discrimination against Muslims not only in India but everywhere. they're just all trying to slowly achieve this Purist Hindu Nationalist agenda where anything even slightly not in accord with Hinduism is deemed violent and insanitary for the nation's religious health. and any state, which is Kerala in this case, that tries to sustain diversity that in any way involves Islamic identities positively is ostracised and made into a cautionary tale. "do not be like this state. do not let islamism prevail." where actually, kerala has drastically been able to reduce its ISIS recruitments according to this post and is not even among the top five ISIS targets anymore.
this is incorrect and exaggerated portrayal and extremely, extremely dangerous especially when a large part of its demographic is desperate to prove, hungry for blood hindus who will charge at anything without looking left or right. injuring the rights and trampling on the voices of our muslim communities and people by shadowing their entire religion under the cloud of terrorist activities is burning an irreparable hole into the minds of our youth, especially our hindu youth, who may go on to amplify such behaviour.
i've heard my cousin sister telling her friends that her mom doesn't like this part of the town because it's mostly muslim people over here and that she shouldn't make friends with muslim people because they kidnap girls and take them to some place bad. and she is eight years old. i have heard my one of my peers whining about how her train compartment was mostly muslim people and she felt unsafe without her hindu friends there. this is the state of our children and adoloscents right now. they don't know what inflation is but they already have a political aversion towards a certain religious group. and while i can still interrupt and correct these two people for their inane, secondhand remarks, i can not convince the rest 750 crore something people. but the anti-muslim and anti-islam propaganda can and is reaching all of those people thanks to the widespread and accepted medium of film and cinema.
which is fucking terrifying.
#i know i went off a tangent too left here but i absolutely absolutely HATE LOATHE DESPISE this indian film genre of let's hate them muslims#anjaan#desi tag#desiblr
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On Percy de Rolo and redemption
I think a less discussed aspect of Percy as a character relates back to something Talisen has said more than once about his concept that later became Freddie; that his goal was to make a character who was, not just irredeemable, but karmically irredeemable. Now karma is a spiritual concept of Buddhism and Hinduism, and a practitioner of either I am not. That having been said, karma, as defined by Merriam-Webster, is “the force generated by a person's actions held in Hinduism and Buddhism to perpetuate transmigration and in its ethical consequences to determine the nature of the person's next existence.”
To put it bluntly (moreso than the concept deserves but I am on tumblr.com and will not include a research paper in my D&D Actual Play text post) karma can be viewed as a setting and weighing of cosmic scales; you hopefully do more good than bad, help more than your hurt. We see, in his death letter to his friends, that Percy later rejects the idea of there being any kind of scales at all. There’s just him, the things he’s done, and the time he has left to do more. He will never not leave his sister in the snow, and he will never not let Ripley get away to pursue his vengeance.
He will never not allow his terrible creation to spread through the world and take untold thousands, millions of lives in the fullness of time.
Percy, even after all his growth and change and genuine heroism, will never save as many lives as the progeny of the decisions he made as an angry, scared 23-year-old will take. And he knows that. He’s a kind and just leader, and he’s turned his brilliance to the betterment of the lives of those around him, and he’s shook hands with what demons he could and been a better man for his family and his friends and his home. He’s doing his best now, because that is all there is to do, but he knows.
Talisen Jaffe wanted to make a character that was karmically irredeemable. He made a character who clawed his way to heroism and fell ass backwards into a happy ending. But Talisen Jaffe succeeded.
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BASICS
FULL NAME: CHOI EODUUN [ 최어두운 ]
» MEANING: Choi [ 崔 Korean From Sino Korean 崔 (choe) meaning "high, lofty, towering".] Eoduun [/eoduun/ 1. black. adjective. If you describe a situation as black, you are emphasizing that it is very bad indeed.]
VERSE: How To Kill A King; Sanguine; Night Shift.
OTHER NAMES: The CEO over at the big agency Eoduun is signed up to doesn't like his government name so they gave him KALI [Kali, Hinduism, Bengali, Tamil which means "the black one" in Sanskrit. The Hindu goddess Kali is the fierce destructive form of the wife of Shiva. She is usually depicted with black skin and four arms, holding a severed head and brandishing a sword. As a personal name, it is generally masculine in India.] since his name has the same meaning in Korean. *The Korean company Eoduun is sign up to has distributors outside the country. Their biggest partner is the ARIKUN COMPANY.
AGE: 21-years old.
DATE OF BIRTH: 3rd December 2002, Tuesday, night time.
PLACE OF BIRTH: Daegu, South Korea.
SPECIES: Human.
POWERS: Ahm, he's super talented but he doesn't realize it. He's a great songwriter and he plays various musical instruments but he lacks confidence in himself.
OCCUPATION: Member of a South Korean band called X.
GENDER: Cisgender Male.
SEXUALITY: My boy's bi, bi, bi...
PERSONALITY
POSITIVE: Generous, Idealistic, Great sense of humor, Ambitious, Determined.
NEGATIVE: Impatient, Ambitious, Tactless, Idealistic, Stubborn.
APPEARANCE
FACE CLAIM: Lee Joo-yeon.
HEIGHT: 5'9 [179 cm.]
WEIGHT: 122 lbs. [58 kg.]
BUILD: Lean, athletic.
GAIT: Relaxed.
HAIR COLOR: Brown.
EYE COLOR: Brown.
BIRTHMARK: Some.
OVERVIEW: » SCARS: »
TATTOOS: Nope.
BACKGROUND
HOMETOWN: Daegu, South Korea.
RESIDENCE: Seoul, South Korea, currently.
NATIONALITY: South Korean.
ETHNICITY: Asian.
FINANCIAL STATUS: He just started earning money...
EDUCATION LEVEL: He's attending uni.
DEGREES: He's taking classes in Business Administration.
SPOKEN LANGUAGES: His first language his hangul. He speaks English, Japanese, and Mandarin.
RELATIONSHIPS
PARENTS: To be added.
SIBLINGS: He's got younger siblings.
CHILDREN: Nada.
PETS: He's got a kitty cat...
SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS: » THANATOS.
HISTORY: So, Eoduun was born and raised in a typical Korean family. Parents wanted him to study but he wanted to become a musician. Since he's the eldest child, his parents who are hard workers, wanted him to 'take life seriously,' get into a good college, be a public servant or at least work for a decent company. They never really encouraged his love for music although he iss very, very good. And it made sense for them that they didn't because they didn't have money to send him training or send him to art or music school. SOOO, this boy stowed away and went to Seoul at age 17 and worked various jobs and wrote songs he sold for nothing until he met a person, an entity that promised him success.
Eoduun is a very ambitious individual. He's so ambitious that he willingly sold his soul to an entity that tricked him - he didn't know that his time is going to be up soon. A blood disease left undetected will take his life three years after selling his soul.
2024, on his the year of his death, Eoduun would pass away and his soul that he sold is bound to be slave to the entity that tricked him who would use Eoduun's soul however it pleased.
BUT Thanatos got to Eodunn in time, preventing the transfer of soul to the trickster, however, the trickster knew how to fool death and Thanatos. Aside from the luck and success the entity bartered Eoduun, it slipped a power that Eoduun didn't know he had, the power of healing. And Thanatos can't work properly with this glitch. It would prolong Eoduun's time on the human realm.
The trickster plays the game with Thanatos, holding Eoduun's soul hostage, perhaps not physically, but Eoduun's soul is not able to leave human realm when his time is up.
Thanatos then takes over Eoduun's body to guard Eoduun's soul. He puts Eoduun's mind to sleep some time but a lot of times, they co-habit Eoduun's body.
ROMANTIC HISTORY: Eoduun doesn't really date. He wants to be a great and successful musician so he was so focused on that.
CURRENT STATUS: HE ABOUT TO DIE AND THANATOS ABOUT TO ESCORT HIM BUT HIS CAPTOR IS A DICK.
PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS: Thanatos and a human bff.
THOUGHTS ON LOVE: His ambition is his love.
HEALTH
PHOBIA(S): None.
HANDICAP(S): None.
MENTAL DISEASE(S): Depression...
PHYSICAL DISEASE(S): None.
PREDISPOSITION(S): Alcoholism.
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Hey, I'm begging you to stay
My dark side won today
My heart keeps breaking
Over and over
Hey, don't let me out your sight
Can't trust myself tonight
My heart keeps breaking
Can you talk me off the ledge again?
Bring Me The Horizon - Darkside
My fellow addict Oli Sykes says it best sometimes.
I just found a strange article about him and he...what?! I had no idea. He even read the Bhagavad Gita?! Jésus that dude seems to crave enlightenment as much as I do. I'm not totally imagining him and Vessel talking about books like ”A course in miracles” and other stuff like that when they tour together. Maybe he just thinks that he finds more answers in Hinduism? Idk. Or that it's cool to learn about that. Whatever broadens your horizon.
Not what I wanted to talk about.
TW from here on: SH, ED and trauma
A video showed up in my suggestions on YouTube yesterday and I watched it. It hit home in a very strange way. It was not bad or anything it just idk. It was Gabor Maté talking about how Childhood Trauma leads to addiction. I just put it in here if someone is interested in watching it.
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It's that sentence that destroyed me “when there is stress and trauma these endorphin systems don't develop and then when people do h*roin it feels lika a warm soft hug to them. They feel love and connection for the first time”. Yes....I can confirm that.
He resolves this whole thing by saying that you have rediscover yourself so you can recover. I love that. And yeah that is also true and that is what I have been doing.
But it triggered something in me and it happened really fast. My impulse controlle stopped working and I crumbled. I started eating way to much because it's an easy “thing” to do. The reason I keep overeating is because most humans don't even rise their eyebrow on behavior like that. They think it's normal. I ate until I couldn't eat anymore. But I did not calm down. So I threw up. Have not done that intentionally in a long time but there are things you just remember in a way. If that makes sense. When I was done with that I still felt shitty. So I sat down and guess what?! There is not much left to do? Right?! So yeah I self-harmed. I got so angry that I put on a meditation and focused on that instead. Finally.
You should have done that earlier, you might say and yes you are right. I was still in a weird mood this morning but a lot calmer. I ran with my doggo until I was totally calm. It took me almost 13km but that's what running is for. So I decided to meditate again. My goal was to really and fully let go regardless of how long it would take. After almost one hour I had that strange experience where I started seeing light coming out ofmy hands. This has never happend to me before! It's not uncommen. I have heard many humans talk about stuff like that.
But a few questions remain...
Did I get a reward now for acting out yesterday? Did something step in and help me today? Like an angel or a spiritual guide? I'm confused but also in a good mood.
#childhood trauma#living with cptsd#actually cptsd#actually borderline#actually bpd#tw ed#tw sh related#healing journal#healing journey#spiritualgrowth#spiritual awakening#Youtube
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Who is Kuber the God of wealth?
Wealth is revered in Hindu culture as a crucial component for the maintenance and preservation of life on Earth. Hindu Gods live in splendor and enjoy all of life’s pleasures. Money, according to Hinduism, is designed to reflect the greater good and progress of humanity, rather than evil acts. All Hindus venerate Goddess Laxmi as the goddess of wealth, fortune, and money. Kuber is known as the God of Wealth in Hinduism. Money, as we all know, is the cornerstone of a decent and joyful living in our world. Growing wealth is the result of good karma from the past. As a result, some people are affluent while others are poverty. Financial difficulties will injure you and prevent you from achieving your most important life objectives.
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The Hindu God linked with money, riches, and material goods is Kubera. Kuber does not generate riches, but he is thought to be the one who carefully distributes and protects wealth among the intended worshippers. Goddess Lakshmi is connected with wealth generation, while Kuber is frequently represented as a secondary god.
He likes traveling aboard Pushpak, the flying chariot given to him by Lord Brahma. Aside from it, some manuscripts show Lord Kuber holding a mace, a pomegranate, or a treasure sack. He is commonly associated with the mongoose, and in certain accounts, he is also associated with the elephant. Hindus worship Lord Kuber, also known as Kubera, Kuvera, Kuberan, and Dhanpati, as the richest deity.
He is revered as the deity of wealth in Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. Kubera is the King of the Yakshas and an ardent lover of Shiva in Hindu mythology. After countless years of penance, Shiva granted Kubera darshan with Goddess Parvati.
Kubera had never seen Goddess Parvati before and was stunned by her magnificence and beauty, which was adorned with gems. Goddess Parvati misinterpreted Kubera’s gazing for bad intent and cursed him by causing one of his eyes to rupture.
Kubera was now left with one eye, and he stated that he had looked because he had never seen such magnificent gold jewelry before.
Goddess Parvati recognized her error, and the one eye Kubera had lost grew but remained smaller than the other.
Shiva also made Kubera an Ashta Dikpala, guarding the northern direction.
He has designated the deity of prosperity and material goods by Goddess Parvati.
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Another mythology claims that Kubera is Brahma's grandson.
According to this mythology, Kuber is a direct descendant of Lord Brahma said to be his grandson in some books. He is the son of Vishrava and Illavida. With Kauberi, they have four children (also known as Yakshi, Bhadra, and Charvi). People used to mock the world’s wealth custodian because of his overweight look. Kuber, disturbed, went to tremendous lengths to appease Lord Shiva.
Lord Shiva approached Him, delighted, and bestowed upon Him the blessing of being the guardian of all wealth, at which point all mankind began to adore Kuber. In Sanskrit, ‘Kuber’ means distorted or deformed. As a result of the name’s connotation, Lord Kuber is depicted as chubby and tiny. He has the color of lotus leaves and a variety of irregularities in his body structure. He only has three legs, eight fangs, and a single yellow eye. Lord Kuber, the wealthiest deity, is adorned with heavy jewelry and carries a jar or bag filled with gold coins.
He is also said to be Vaishravana, Ravana’s brother. But Ravana vanquished him and exiled his Pushpak Viman to the Kailash. It was here that he performed penance and received lord Shiva’s benediction.
Kubera is frequently shown holding a vessel encrusted with Navratnas. He is also shown as sprinkling gold.
There are several tales related to Kubera, the most well-known of which is associated with Lord Balaji or Venkateswara. Lord Balaji is reported to have borrowed money from Kubera to marry Goddess Lakshmi on Earth. However, the condition was that Lord Balaji not leave the world until he had repaid the sum. It is said that Lord Balaji is still paying interest on the debt to Kubera. And worshippers generously give to aid Lord Balaji.
On Thursdays, Kubera is worshipped alongside Goddess Lakshmi in various parts of India. During Diwali, an important puja is performed in honor of Kubera.
Lord Kuber is also regarded as the “Treasurer of the Gods.” He is the personification of wealth, success, and glory. Lord Kuber not only shares the universe’s wealth but also safeguards and secures it. As a result, Lord Kuber is also known as the riches guardian.
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That book sounds interesting!! Thank you for showing me! The blurb had me at "sunken city", haha; love that kind of setting.
As for your question, I should start by saying I'm Indian so I don't generalise! And if we're talking about books written by Indians (as in, not an English language book that is on the NYT best seller list and so people here are reading it too), then retellings of the Mahabharata in particular are very "in" for the last few years. Like most things they range from absolute waste of paper to genuinely good work.
(There's a YA/Marvel-esque original movie coming out soon too based on Hindu mythology, though that's an original script.)
Obviously while it's an understatement to say that Hindu mythology is very... alive (is that the right word?) here, there's also this sort of implicit understanding of 'original' and 'modern derivative', I think? So there's plenty of derivative work while the traditional stories are more "authoritative", if you'll excuse me using that word for mythology, haha. (And of course people will have problems if they don't feel the author has been respectful)
Hopefully, it turns out to be great! I really liked the idea of the sunken city!
I suspected you might be Indian because on Tumblr I've seen posts from Indian bloggers that alluded to retellings of the Hindu gods. I've seen there are recent Indian adaptations of the Mahabharata (and I would totally watch the Marvel-esque original movie you mention 😂). But I imagine you are, right now, talking about Indian retellings in the style of Madeline Miller's Song of Achilles but for Hindu gods and heroes? If yes, I had no idea such books were so popular in India! And to do it with gods that your nation still worships is such a foreign idea to me, really!!! My mind goes "how don't they find it offensive???" 😂 And when I saw the posts I was thinking "they have no problem with that?? how?? but they still worship these gods!! hoooow??"
My thoughts are such because in Greece the idea of retellings can feel a bit… sacrilegious, even if the book is somewhat decent. We also recognize the difference between the ancient and the modern when it comes to some adaptations but our ancient is kind of... left alone for so long, and we have devoted millennia to transferring it intact to the next generations. So our way is to just safekeep it and pass it on. Altering an ancient story for a modern audience feels like "smearing" the original. It's like trying to attach a Honda to a 2.000-year-old golden carriage. It spoils the beauty, purpose, and grandiosity of the carriage. So, when we are exposed to how other people write in a modern way about their old texts and gods, we project our own values there.
But, since the approach totally depends on the culture and how its people feel about the matter, I am obviously not the one to tell Indians how to feel! And I am fascinated by how Hinduism is incorporated differently into the daily lives of the worshipers, compared to the way Orthodoxy does it for Greeks as our ethnoreligion. (My mind is still blown from the cultural shock, though, give me some time 😵😂) The possibility of another bad Greek myth retelling makes my skin crawl but you probably have hundreds, if not thousands, in your own country! Wow... h-how do you deal with it without 50 psychotherapy sessioooons?? You are so brave??? (I am fine, I am fine 😂)
By all means, feel free to get in my DMs with some good retelling recommendations of ancient Hindu stories (trans. into English if possible because I don't know any Indian language(s) 😔) But if the good ones are not translated into English you can also tell me about them and why you like them! I am so CURIOUS!
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My Thailand Experience <3
I've never loved another country THAT I'VE BEEN TO (I've only been to 2 so far), the way I fell in love with Thailand. It was only the 2nd country I've been - internationally - but I freaking fell in love the first night I've stepped foot on that country.
At first, before we landed, it gave me a sense of panic because I'm in an unfamiliar territory. Also, the language makes it kind of difficult as I've seen their billboards while I'm still on air and the first thing I told my friend was, "Oh my god, hindi ko na maintindihan yung mga billboard." to which she answered, "Wala na yung mga billboard ng SMDC." and we both laughed.
But then, the minute we stepped out of Don Mueang Airport, I can't explain, but I fell in love with Thailand. So much. But it's so hot - hotter than Philippines I guess. Hahaha.
Don't get me wrong, when I went to US, I liked it there too - but the time difference and weather made it hard for me to adjust even if I've only been there for 2 months (good thing I tend to adjust easily, but it took me at least 2 weeks before I was fully adjusted to the US time - not so much on the weather because it's really cold. As a lamigin! Hahaha).
But in Thailand, we only have +1hr difference (so I'm writing this as of 9:13pm PHT today, it's 8:13pm in Thailand). Aside from that, people are really nice and helpful (but still be vigilant and try to ignore the scammers - which are a lot in Thailand - so be smart still. Do your research, watch as many vlogs as possible, and also read lots of articles so you can build your itinerary.)
There were a lot of places that I didn't go to in Thailand, so once I have enough money again, I promise myself that I would go to the places we've scratched off in our itinerary (which was a lot due to time constraints) plus other places such as Kanchanaburi and Ayutthaya.
What I loved most when I visited TH is their culture. I don't know much about Buddhism and Hinduism (apologies as I haven't really read much before visiting) but the temples we've been to really showed how Thais value and respect their culture. You can really see even in the smallest details how beautiful it is. I view Thailand as a country of art.
Thailand is pretty similar to the Philippines - except for the road and cars since they have right sided cars and left driving road - it's pretty much the same. Their highways reminded me of NLEX/SLEX. Bangkok is similar to Manila except Thailand is much more cleaner and organized (in my opinion). Their overpass are also clean (unlike ours which is rusty, dirty, and trash is everywhere!)
One big difference is that you can see a lot of mj shops in Thailand - wherever you go, Bangkok/Pattaya, you can really see it everywhere! They're also selling mjs in bazaars - I haven't tried, I want to but I didn't try hehe :)
Out of all the places we visited in Thailand, The Sanctuary of Truth is my favorite. It's an on-going construction of a temple/museum built of wood. Before, I really thought it's made out of cement/concrete which is used for buildings, but when I learned that it was made of wood I was really surprised. The details are very exquisite and also we've seen workers working on the wood carving itself. You'd really say that the "details are detailing" because wherever you look, ang dami talagang nangyayare HAHAHA. Plus, it's very instagram worthy. But it's not just the aesthetic, there were lots of things that you can learn here too.
Here's what The Sanctuary of Truth looks like (if you're not familiar):
Also I really loved their McDonald's so much!! While we're on our way to Pattaya, we told our driver to take us to any McDonald's along the way since none of us had our breakfast yet. So when she dropped us off, I wanted to pee so bad - and when I entered the comfort room, THERE SHE WAS - the most beautiful comfort room in McDo that I've ever seen.
It was like I was in a 5-star hotel! Naimagine ko bigla yung McDo sa Cubao, mapapamura ka nalang talaga sa difference! Hahaha.
It's really clean which I love, plus may bidet! May bidet!! McDo in PH could never talaga, I'm so sorry! Hahaha.
For the food naman in McDo, they have mozzarella cheesesticks!! And McPorridge (which is parang lugaw dito satin hahaha) which are delicious and we ate in McDo a lot talaga in Thailand.
But of course, we also tried their authentic food such as Pad Thai and Mango Sticky Rice (which is a favorite of mine). One of the restaurants that we've been to that has really delicious food is Papa Beach. Aside from the instagram worthy place, ang sarap din talaga ng food nila. We were required to order at least 3 foods, so we ordered 1 pasta, 1 rice, and 1 salad - which naubos namin lahat because ang sarap like 100%.
Another favorite place that we also visited is Gump's Ari (which means Grab Ur Memory Place) because it's really instagram worthy as well. Although it was rainy when we went there and we were on time constraint din because flight to Manila na namin that day, we really had fun. We took a lot of photos on their photobooths, also we ate that really good burger in Fats and Angry. We were shocked kasi most of the customers there were Filipinos so parang we thought na, "Nasa Pinas na ba tayo?" sadly, we haven't tried any coffee shops kasi nga nagmamadali na rin kami and we decided to get coffee sa airport instead, but it was fun and the food is really good. I don't really eat burgers a lot, but I enjoyed their burger so much.
We've been to other places din naman in Thailand such as Ancient City where I practiced driving golf cart (which made me want to learn how to drive na HAHAHA) and we also biked there too. We also visited The Grand Palace which is the most popular tourist attraction in Bangkok. We also went to Jodd Fairs (na napanood ko kay Benedict Cua) where we ate dinner after our Pattaya trip and looked for things to buy like pasalubong.
While we were in Jodd Fairs, we met 3 pinay titas looking for a place to have dinner and we talked to them a bit as they were in a 3-day vacation as well.
There were lots of things that we did in Thailand so even if we haven't been to a lot of places, we really enjoyed a lot. Also, even though we wanted to try tuktuk, grabe ang mahal lang talaga ng singil nila - so we used Grab/Bolt more often so we can get to wherever we want. Next time na namin ittry yung MRT/BTS nila hahaha.
That's it for my Thailand experience, I can't believe it's been a week since Thailand - parang last week lang nakapila kami ng mahaba sa immigration but now we're back to reality which made me a bit sad. But no worries, one day I'll be back, hopefully mas matagal na kesa sa 4 days, and visit other temples and places as well. On to the next country naman! <3
Thank you and bye!!!
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Pra Phromma Panyano, Luang Phu Hong Phromma Panyano, Nua Thongdan Rom Dum. A cast figurine of Lord Brahma in ancient Khmer Style, made from oxidized copper alloy, under the base was stuffed with holy powder blended with Chaan-maak (left-over paste of betel nuts, betel leaf and lime after chewing by Luang Phu Hong). Made by Luang Phu Hong of Wat Phet Buri, Surin Province in BE 2553 (CE 2010).
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*Thais believe that Brahma is the God living in 21 realms of Brahmā worlds who writes the fortunes of everybody based on the KARMA or deeds in the previous births. Fate, or luck or destiny ordained by Lord Brahma and written by him in a coded language on the forehead of every individual cannot be altered by anybody but Brahma. And we can pray, and ask Lord Brahma for re-write your destiny or fate to the better.
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Lord Brahma
Lord Brahma is a creator god in Hinduism. He is also known as Svayambhu (self-born) or the creative aspect of Vishnu, Vāgīśa (Lord of Speech), and the creator of the four Vedas, one from each of his mouths. Lord Brahma is consort of Saraswati and he is the father of Four Kumaras, Narada, Daksha, Marichi and many more. Lord Brahma is sometimes identified with the Vedic god Prajapati, he is also known as Vedanatha (god of Vedas), Gyaneshwar (god of Knowledge), Chaturmukha (having Four Faces) Svayambhu (self born), Brahmanarayana (half Brahma and half Vishnu), etc, as well as linked to Kama and Hiranyagarbha (the cosmic egg). He is more prominently mentioned in the post-Vedic Hindu epics and the mythologies in the Puranas. In the epics, he is conflated with Purusha. Lord Brahma is part of the Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva Trimurti (trinities of gods).
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Chaan-maak is a left-over paste of betel nuts, betel leaf and lime after chewing by monks. Chaan-maak is considered as an auspicious and powerful object because most of Guru Monks are chewing betel nuts in their mouths while praying, chanting and blessing.
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Why do they use swastika in venom movies?
Thank you so much for this ask! It gives me the opportunity to clear up a common misunderstanding.
This is the symbol shown in Venoms films (this screenshot is from Shaolin Rescuers)...
...and this is the swastika associated with Nazis.
The symbol seen in Venoms films is an ancient symbol of divinity and spirituality, and predates the Nazi party by an untold number of years. The Nazi party later corrupted and bastardized the swastika and appropriated it into a symbol of hate. You'll notice that the Nazi swastika is the right facing swastika, whereas the most commonly seen spiritual sauwastika in media is left facing. Not only that, but the Nazi swastika is also on its corner, which personally gives me the sense of imbalance and unease, whereas the original swastika is steady on its base.
Here is a direct quote from the wikipedia article that also addresses the different facings. "The word swastika comes from Sanskrit: स्वस्तिक, romanized: svastika, meaning "conducive to well-being". In Hinduism, the right-facing symbol (clockwise) (卐) is called swastika, symbolizing surya ("sun"), prosperity and good luck, while the left-facing symbol (counter-clockwise) (卍) is called sauwastika, symbolising night or tantric aspects of Kali."
Regardless of which way it faces, it doesn't change the fact that the swastika was a symbol of spirituality first and foremost, and continues to serve as such in many Asian countries to this day.
Venoms films are not the only Chinese films that show the left facing sauwastika, and you'll notice it has a high chance of appearing on screen if the film's location is in a temple. Because, once again, it is a holy symbol first and foremost.
Venoms films are not the first piece of media to contain the left facing sauwastika, which has also caused confusion and offense in the West due to western people's ignorance to the fact that it is still a religious symbol held in reverence in Asia. Because of this, it has been censored multiple times, even when it was not the Nazi's swastika that was being depicted.
For examples from some Japanese anime, here is Naruto's Neji in the manga...
...and here he is in the anime.
Likewise, here is One Piece's Ace in the manga...
...and here he is in the anime.
In both of these instances, it was the left facing sauwastika that was being shown, not the right facing swastika. But, since not enough people in the west know the difference, it had to be censored regardless.
If you live in the West then it's very likely you have been ingrained with a knee jerk reaction to seeing a swastika--which is not unfounded! It can never be stressed enough the amount of horror and hatred the Nazi swastika represents, but what is unfortunate is the fact that it has managed to completely drown out the good and holy qualities of the original religious sauwastika.
Once again, thank you so much for coming to us about this, as I think it's very important that people know why they may see the swastika in pieces of media that come out of other parts of the world, and why it may not always be as bad as it at first seems. Like it said in the wikipedia article, "Reverence for the swastika symbol in Asian cultures, in contrast to the stigma attached to it in the West, has led to misinterpretations and misunderstandings." So thank you so much for giving me the chance to clear things up!
-Mod Tiger
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