RG Veda

RG VEDA ( 聖伝 - RG VEDA- , seiden ) is a Manga in 10 volumes (all appeared in France published by Tonkam), carried out by the group of dessinatrices CLAMP between 1990 and 1996, prépublié in the Wings monthly magazine in Japan. It was adapted in OAV.

The name of work is a particular C-W communication of an old Hindu text, the Rig-Veda, and decides/ʁig.veda/.

History

Prophecy

Six stars will fall down Black stars which will revolt against the sky The indicator board of the destiny which they will weave You will have to protect it yourself Thus inviting those of your blood to die out You will leave with the child Although divided between the good and the evil, this child Will make turn the wheel of the destiny of the tenkaï

The meeting of six stars will decide fate of the sky But from the center of darkness a being will go down gently It will control its hands the course of stars It will handle black stars like stars of the sky I in vain observe the constellations, it does not appear there You will protect it, and the flames of the hell In ashes all the obstacles will reduce The six stars will dominate the whole ground One will not be able to contain them And then You will be the “destructors” of the sky.

Characters

Imperial family

  • Taïshaku-ten, the emperor of the sky
  • Ten' O, wire of the emperor of the sky
  • Kisshô-ten, girl of the preceding emperor of the sky, shot down by Taïshaku-ten
  • Shashi, ex-wife of the old Ashura-O, woman of Taïshaku-ten, mother of Ten-O and Ashura (which are twin)

The Shi Tennô

  • Bishamon-ten, the general of north
  • Komoku-ten, the general of the west
  • Zocho-ten, the general of the south
  • Jigoku-ten, the general and warlike god of the east

Warlike gods

  • Yasha-O, (Yama)
  • Karura-O
  • Ashura
  • Ryû-O, (Naga)

Others

  • Summoned,
  • Kendappa-O, the princess musician
  • Kujaku

Mythology

  • Veda (in Sanskrit: knowledge, truth) are a whole of texts in the center of the religion hindouist. There exist four Vedas, whose Rig Veda is oldest.

Significance of the main characters

  • Ashura is the Japanese equivalent of the word “Asura” which indicates the démoniaques spirits in the religion hindouist
  • Ryu means dragon in Japanese
  • Taishakuten in Buddhist mythology, also called Indra in Hindu mythology, represents the god of the war and the thunder, god of the center. It is with the head of the gods of the sky, including 4 guards of the sky (Shi Tennô): Jikokuten (Is), Zouchoten (Southern), Koumokuten (Western), Bishamonten (Northern)).
  • Bishamonten, the guard of the Northern sky, orders two classes of mythical spirits: Yashas and Rasetsus.

Adaptations

  • 2 45 minutes OAV each one in 1991.

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