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Tianzhu (Chinese: 天竺; pinyin: Tiānzhú) is the historical ancient Chinese name for the Indian subcontinent which means "Centre of Heaven".. Tianzhu was also referred to as Wutianzhu (五天竺, literal meaning is "Five Indias"), because there were five geographical regions on the Indian subcontinent known to the Chinese: Central, Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western India.
In Chinese, he is known as Duōwén Tiānwáng (多聞天王), meaning "Heavenly King who listens to many teachings" in reference to the belief that he guards the place where the Buddha teaches and hence listens to many of the Buddhist teachings, [14] as well as Píshāméntiān (毗沙門天), which is a Chinese transcription of his name in ...
The name India comes from the Ancient Greek word Ἰνδική (Indikē) or Ἰνδία (Indía), which was changed into Latin as India. In the past, the name meant the land of the Indus river. This river is now mostly in Pakistan and is the national river of the country. The name India originally comes from the Sanskrit word Sindhu.
A culture hero is a mythological hero specific to a group of people (cultural, ethnic, religious, etc.), who changes the world through invention or discovery.A typical culture hero might be credited as the discoverer of fire or agriculture, songs, tradition, law or religion, and is usually one of the most important legendary figures of a people, sometimes as the founder of its ruling dynasty.
However, the study of Chinese mythology tends to focus upon material in the Chinese language. Much of the mythology involves exciting stories full of fantastic people and beings, the use of magical powers, often taking place in an exotic mythological place or time. Like many mythologies, Chinese mythology has in the past been believed to be, at ...
The Sanskrit epic work Mahabharata contains certain references to China, referring to its people as the China tribe. [4] [5] [6] In the Mahabharata, the Chinas appear together with the Kiratas among the armies of King Bhagadatta of Pragjyotisa . In the Sabhaparvan, the same king is said to be surrounded by the Kiratas, and the Cinas.
Nezha has frequently appeared in Chinese mythology and ancient Chinese literature such as Fengshen Yanyi (or Investiture of the Gods), although the story of Nezha Conquering the Sea is the most well known among Chinese households. In Journey to the West, Nezha was a general under his father, "Pagoda-wielding Heavenly King" Li Jing.
Chinese mythology (traditional Chinese: 中國神話; simplified Chinese: 中国神话; pinyin: Zhōngguó shénhuà) is mythology that has been passed down in oral form or recorded in literature throughout the area now known as Greater China. Chinese mythology encompasses a diverse array of myths derived from regional and cultural traditions.