Sticking in Asia, today we look at India, as well as Hinduism and Buddhism references in Destiny:
Weapons:
- Bronzed Yamaduta-SR4 (Hinduism) - messengers of death according to Hinduism.
- Pariah (Indian) - A member of the Paraijar caste in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
- Naraka SR4 (Hinduism) - Naraka is a place where souls are sent for the expiation of their sins.
Ships:
- Karuna, Falling (Buddhism) - the concept of compassion in Buddhism I known as Karunā. The flavour text for this ship reads, ‘there is nothing more ruthless than compassion’.
Characters:
Thanks to user Brickinthewall87
[quote]- Ahamkara (Hinduism) - one of the four parts of the antahkarma (inner organ) described in Hindu philosophy. It’s a Sanskrit term, related to the ego. The ego is a very selfish stated conscience, which the in game Ahamkara set out to enhance in Guardians, giving them wisdom and Power, promoting Egoism.[/quote]
Thanks to user WiErDScIeNcE11:
[quote]- SIVA (Hinduism) - Shiva (also known as Siva) is known as a Supreme Being, god of destruction, Destroyer of Evil, god of yoga, meditation and arts. The in game SIVA has a parallel with the god, as SIVA has been used by Rasputin and the House of Devils as a force of destruction. [/quote]
[spoiler]if you got this far, thank you for reading. I’d really appreciate if you leave any that I couldn’t find and I’ll edit OP with your find.
Link to my master post https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/247827988/0/0 [/spoiler]
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I dont agree about SIVA having to be Shiva Goddess of Death, force if destruction. That's a very narrow interpretation of of what it was designed for and only what the [b]Fallen[/b] have done with it.
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Edited by FdYAcsoyPKN83gLE: 8/23/2018 5:01:39 PMI think there was a cut concept of adding a location from India? I don't know really?
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-blam!- the Indian culture
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Future war cult representitive Lakshmi I believe her name's origin is the Hindu goddess of wealth
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Keep them coming
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Can we stop with the bs post about what cultures are where in destiny. We get it. You have no life.
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Cool, another one 😎
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Show bobs
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As a Hindu, I really appreciate this! Thanks.
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Another great post. Keep it up Guardian 👌👍
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So a spicy curry quest instead of spicy ramen.
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Nice posts. Keep em up!
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Another superb post. Thank you for your efforts. These really have been informative and entertaining. But on a related note, where is Kali?
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Probably gonna get banned for saying but [spoiler]Spicy Ramen represents curry[/spoiler]
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An excellent read, as always! I’ll point you to another D1 grimoire (sorry can’t recall which off the top of my head, but it was one or two Rasputin-type comms) that refers to YUGA as some kind of warmind initiative. Yugas, IIRC, are ages in an epoch, or some such, in Hinduism.
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Now these posts are what I expect to see when I come into a lore tab. Good job
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I found that really interesting. I know a little bit about Hinduism, but I never realised the references in Destiny.
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Edited by braveheart7703: 8/22/2018 1:00:01 PMThanks for representing my culture. I am an Indian Hindu. One thing though, I get that it's (SIVA) is used to destroy, but it also creates, right? It could be used as a creative force.
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Tesla
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They also use Ancient Aliens as well lol The Nine or The Mysterious Nine lol
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Nice little fun fact about Siva 👏
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Noticing a fair amount of reaching lol
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Oh yes. Culture *orgasm*