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Hanuman (Hanuman, or Maruti), and "Hanuman," Indian epic ramayana, the god of monkey, had four faces and eight hands, o save Wang Ziluo mo's wife more and more than tuo countries with Russian demon ravana, war.Rama is a great god avatar of Vishnu.Sita rama's wife is very beautiful, more be Lanka city head devil king rehoboam the maneuver of ten.Rama in finding a wife on the way to help the monkey to jie li who win the throne.Monkey King sent under general hanuman, rama to find a wife.Can been hanuman wit, brave, fire Lanka palace, stolen immortality, finally help rama conquered foe, rescue sita.God monkey hanuman's story is the high-quality goods in Hindu mythology, hanuman is not only a household name in India, and the hearts of the people of all countries in southeast Asia also worship him as a hero.

The image of hanuman

Hanuman isThe HinduMyth of the monkey god, fengshen cut by (Vayu) and Ann mother all the sons of (Anjana).According to legend, hanuman can fit in the air, his face and body can change at will, can move mountains.And he said, hanuman surface such as ruby, golden color, body is tall, long tail, and the roar of thunder, great strength, can move mountains, can capture the fluidity.Hanuman just was born, is said to see the sun, edible thought, was seized by hand.In order to keep the sun from contingency, Indra (shortage) quickly to the thunder strike the jaw of hanuman.Hanuman therefore also known as "the jaw was hit".

　　India has a long history of the great epic ramayana, originally written in Sanskrit, god monkey hanuman is one of the protagonist, about no earlier than the date of 300 BC.Which tells the story of hanuman help more than Wang Ziluo mo tuo countries (Rama) from the hand of the devil king rehoboam the (Ravana) sent out to rescue the princess Sita, Sita, destroyed voldemort Lanka town, fly to the Himalayas to retrieve the herbs and cure Rama disabled.Rama in return for he tried to help give him forever.Poet enthusiastic praise god monkey mana, praise god monkey compassion, praising god and his monkey.

　　Hanuman in another Indian epic "mahabharata" is mentioned also.It is said that during the pandavas brothers were some army (Bhima) once hanuman meet in the woods.God monkey long tail was blocking his way.He used to, have failed to put his long tail move that exists, at this time, the monkey god told him: they are brothers (some army is cut by the son of the nymphs, and showed some army four castes different responsibilities and four the theory of yoga.Hanuman is considered academic teaching, farming protectors.Its image is usually a warrior, holding a big sticks, pedal Lanka city protective goddess, or knees kneel in front of rama and sita, hands crossing their chest, its expression pious respect.

　　Hu shi held that the Monkey King sun wukong prototype of "journey to the west" is taken from hanuman, along with the buddhist east to China, the ramayana "Lanka city war" recorded a scene (Battle of Lanka) easy garden plot, was turned into the Monkey King the story of seventy-two change.Both Chen yinque and he agree.

The characteristics of hanuman

According to legend, hanuman can fit in the air, his face and body can change at will, can move mountains.And he said, hanuman surface such as ruby, golden color, body is tall, long tail, and the roar of thunder, great strength, can move mountains, can capture the fluidity.Hanuman just was born, is said to see the sun, edible thought, was seized by hand.In order to keep the sun from contingency, Indra (shortage) quickly to the thunder strike the jaw of hanuman.Hanuman therefore also known as "the jaw was hit".

　　Had four faces and eight hand, save more than o Wang Ziluo mo tuo countries (Rama's wife informed (Sita), and Russian demon Ravana (Ravana) war.He's smart, can force the avalanche, is good at walking, changing image and big rescue prince rama for many times, is the embodiment of the wisdom and strength.

The status of hanuman

In new Delhi two giant statue of hanuman, group of is a statue in the temple, there are five or six stories tall, indomitable spirit;Another statue is next to a highway, highways to get to his waist.So tall statue of hanuman really surprised reporter.New Delhi not many tall buildings, street to set up the statue of some politicians are just like real size, most residents live in low shabby house, hanuman statue is so large, however, is its position in people's minds.

Why are people so pious worship to god monkey, as well as how to show respect to him and to him to pray for?An Indian man tells a story, legend in a Tuesday morning, hanuman feel hungry, and he came to rama's wife, with much to eat.He saw clearly informed joint color has red hair more point, asked the reason.Tell he said, if one of themA womanWant to her husband longevity and health, life will be TuHong color.Hanuman thought, if I keep all painted vermilion can not let my master rama never dies?And he put his whole body all painted red, see rama.

　　From then on, people will dissolve the cinnabar in oil tribute to hanuman.Hanuman statue with vermilion, the ceremony is known as "dress hanuman.So hanuman is always covered in red.

　　People worship hanuman, on the one hand, is pray for proficiency hanuman to help them overcome difficulties, on the one hand is due to rama once promised, as long as tribute to hanuman cinnabar and oil, rama will bless his wish coming true.

　　Hanuman is worshipped in India, not only as long as there is a Hindu, generally for the statue of hanuman or portrait.In Nepal's capital Kathmandu have a hanuman many card palace, at the door of a side, stands the statue of hanuman, head with an umbrella, block block rain.