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spiral · 23rd June 2010, 08:48 AM

That realy is a beuty Battara! congratulations indeed!

Is the bolster gold also or brass perhaps?

The fish in the Hindu religion represents the first of the 10 incarnations of the god Vishnu.

In the fish incarnation Vishnu saved the world from a great flood. {sound familier to Christians as well?} But then Manu, the first man, caught that little fish that then grew to giant size and revealed himself as the god. When the flood approached, Manu saved himself by tying his boat to the horn on the fish’s head. Some early accounts refer to the fish-saviour as Prajāpati (whose identity is later merged with that of Brahmā), an illustration of how the legends of the god incartations merge into other myths.

I should also add that In Buddhism {& of course Nepali Hindus also accept Buddha as a God} the "Golden Fish" or matsya were originally symbolic of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna, but came to represent good fortune in general, for Hindus & Buddhists.. a pair of fish are one of the 8 auspicious symbols of Buddhism.

spiral

23rd June 2010, 08:48 AM	#6
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	That realy is a beuty Battara! congratulations indeed! Is the bolster gold also or brass perhaps? The fish in the Hindu religion represents the first of the 10 incarnations of the god Vishnu. In the fish incarnation Vishnu saved the world from a great flood. {sound familier to Christians as well?} But then Manu, the first man, caught that little fish that then grew to giant size and revealed himself as the god. When the flood approached, Manu saved himself by tying his boat to the horn on the fish’s head. Some early accounts refer to the fish-saviour as Prajāpati (whose identity is later merged with that of Brahmā), an illustration of how the legends of the god incartations merge into other myths. I should also add that In Buddhism {& of course Nepali Hindus also accept Buddha as a God} the "Golden Fish" or matsya were originally symbolic of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna, but came to represent good fortune in general, for Hindus & Buddhists.. a pair of fish are one of the 8 auspicious symbols of Buddhism. spiral Last edited by spiral; 23rd June 2010 at 04:13 PM. Reason: further info...