Prajapati (English spelling)

Japanese: Prajāpati(英語表記)Prajapati
Prajapati (English spelling)

…In the hymn to “neither nothing nor being” in the Rig-Veda (10:129), the creation of the universe takes on the color of profound philosophical speculation. In the Brahmana (ritual books), a branch of the Vedas, Prajapati (the Lord of the descendants), the creator, is the supreme creator god, and various creation myths are told about him. However, gradually the importance of the supreme principle Brahman (Brahman) came to be recognized, and the creation of the universe by Brahman came to be told. …

From [Tortoise]

… [Tokuji Chiba]
[India, others]
Due to their unique shape and strong vitality, turtles have taken on various symbolic meanings around the world. In the Indian world creation myth (Shatapata Brahmana VII:5:1:2), the creator Prajapati created a turtle whose underside became the earth, its back shell the sky, and its body the atmosphere. This is because the round, raised back shell is reminiscent of the sky, and the flat underside the earth.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Prajāpati" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…《リグ・ベーダ》(10:129)にある〈無に非ず有に非ざるもの〉を説く賛歌において,宇宙創造説は深遠な哲学的思索の色彩を帯びる。 ベーダの一部門であるブラーフマナ(祭儀書)文献においては,造物主プラジャーパティPrajāpati(〈子孫の主〉の意)が最高の創造神となり,彼による種々の創造神話が説かれた。しかし,しだいに最高原理ブラフマン(梵)の重要性が認められるようになり,ブラフマンによる宇宙創造が説かれるようになった。…

【カメ(亀)】より

…【千葉 徳爾】
[インド,その他]
 亀はその特殊な形状,強い生命力などからして,世界各地で種々の象徴的意味を担った。インドの世界創造神話(《シャタパタ・ブラーフマナ》VII:5:1:2)では,創造者のプラジャーパティPrajāpatiによってつくられた亀の腹の甲が地に背の甲が天に,亀の体は大気になったという。丸く盛り上がった背の甲は天空を,平たい腹の甲は地を思わせるからである。…

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