1. Introduction

The Indian elephant god, also known as the Indian elephant head, god Sanskrit: ग ण े श, Ga ṇ ś e a, English: Ganesha Ganesh or Vigneshvara is addressed: Ganapati.Like India's many other gods, he also has hundreds of thousands of different names (Lord Ganesha's 108 names).The earliest due to his single ivory also breaks (another) and direct named "tooth" (Ekadanta).Chinese translation version are: sand inside, Mr Ng, in assorted, GanNai caleb, nie etc.

Caleb nizar is best known in Indian myth and private citizens, the worship of the god of wisdom, wealth.In India, whether religious or secular occasions are subject to common worship.Such as before the company opened, the foundation stone laying ceremony held,To get married, before pilgrimage, out of town, school, set up shop, buy a new car, from master to start the new machinery and equipment and so on will worship and, in an attempt to break barriers, smooth and successful.Like god can also help people close to other gods, the world believe that caleb nizar leads to success and happiness.

2. As the origin of god

It is generally believed, as god nizar Ganesha is the goddess of Shiva (Shiva) and snow mountain (Parvati, mother-in-law truths).There are the following:

1.) god shiva built like (shiva to laugh and make the Ganesha was born.Shiva to see his son is so cute, so deliberately use the elephant head son's head, but also let the son is quite a shy big belly);

2). Snow mountain goddess built like god (with sandal wood pulp molded out of a human form, give it life, used to protect yourselfTake a showerAnd then be shiva mistakenly assume that others cut head);

3) mysteriously appeared by shiva and snow mountain goddess found and adoption, and so on all kinds of legends.

About the origin of elephant image has several versions, one of the most widespread theory is said Siva shiva's wife, snow mountain goddess marriage for a long time can't have one, is the god Siva himself, didn't also way, had to ask his wife to please Vishnu, daily with flowers, fruits, gems, gold, feed, and rice brahman, one thousand for a year, and ablution, peaceful one, think of Vishnu.

The mother-in-law truths is the ceremony at the edge of the Ganges.One day to see an old brahmin, called her back to his room, you can get a son.Brahman is the god Krishna incarnation, Chris he later becomes mother-in-law son of truths, called caleb nizar (Ganesa) mother-in-law truths have to the child.The gods came to celebrate, leaping to see everyonebabyGod, only Saturn Sally (Sani) low first sleep, did not dare to look at the baby.Mother-in-law asked its reason, Sally, answered and said to him, he used to execute the ritual of Vishnu, and neglect of the worship of Vishnu, Mrs Which the wife cursed me, so let him regardless of the eyes to see who would die (Mrs According to stir the myth, which should be auspicious day, but it did not so malicious curse looks the image of the auspicious day, but since the ancient times god is full of smart, not to delve into), in order to avoid misfortune, so did not dare to look at people, let alone is one of the three great god's son.Mother-in-law able to shrug off the effort, want to say that their status to which the wife is equal, even fighting with which the wife, do not hesitate to make fun of the child's life, was dragooned into Saturn god to see her son.A glance,The childBody is split between the first on the spot, head to fly back to Chris the heavenly palace, with the incarnation of the son of god again.

Heart hurt son killed Lord shiva to cry, the gods are also cry.Vishnu to see this kind of disaster is made by oneself of the wife, plus himself as a guard the great god of life, also cannot ignore, is on his golden dapeng bird cob Gou Dan (Garuda), in the common usunami tuo luo (Pushpabhadra) for the fly to the river, found an elephant in the bed, put his elephant head cut down, and back in a dead baby's neck, so caleb nizar became his elephant head person.

Although into his elephant head. After all, infant death and resurrection, mother-in-law truths that held a grand celebration party.Only bad god Saturn was kicked out of the gods group and also cursed by mother-in-law truths, become crippled, either good or bad life!

Another origin is said snow mountain goddess in shiva absence from home, nizar gave birth to son.Because of Canaan nizar was the son of god, was born after the long is very big and strong, one day she wanted to take a bath, Pal let son guard at the door, don't let outsiders to peep.Shiva home soon, see there is a tall handsome young man stood at the door, took his wife and liaisons, jealousy daihatsu, to understand an into go to snow mountain fairy said.And caleb nizar stick to mother asks, not let Lao tze in.So the father and son who did not meet, open up, shiva anger gas, a knife cut down his son's head, caleb nizar body first two place at once.

Snow mountain goddess heard outside their quarreling, out, on the one hand is to see her husband cut downsonHead, and then cry, shiva, at this time just know do something wrong, so to protect life god Vishnu.Vishnu told god Siva, tomorrow the sun rises, as his guide lines, will see the first creature's head cut off, installed in his son's neck, and can make nizar death and resurrection.Shiva, in accordance with the words on the road, the results met the first creature is an elephant.(it is said that the poor elephant is not mundane item, it isThe HinduIn "the king of the gods" indra mounts.)Then removed as head, on the son, and so he became like a head person.Shiva to compensate for his son at the same time, they ordered all god to help achieve their goals like god, from now on as long as there is like the desire of god want to accomplish, the gods will try my best to help him wipe out all obstacles, so like become barriers to god, god worshipped by many people in the world.

Said about his elephant head, have congenital (birth is like the image of the head) and said the day after tomorrow (the original human head have been replaced imaging head).The day after tomorrow said undoubtedly has the upper hand.

3. The Indian elephant features in the image of god

It is said that like a total of 32 god incarnate, sometimes 3, 4, and 4, 6, 8 hand and hand, sometimes green skin, red skin, yellow skin, black skin.His special modelling is broken right next to the curved tusks, sometimes the half ivory in one hand.Half of tooth symbol, the fate of the world will not have a good ideal, all to achieve success, knowledge or wisdom, have to make sacrifice.

Like a god in heaven is the gate of the guardian, so he often sat in four petal lotus of the mandala, he managed to memory and knowledge can range, to monitor memory, reason, influence, impetus, and isolation of six kinds of love, so tie a bell on the nose, as a guard.

In addition, as god's neck with strings of ring chain, bling long drag to the abdomen.This is said as god tatu accommodate what's going on in the world, all the universe "can" and "can't" (fate) all inclusive as god's stomach.Sometimes, ring chain is tied to under.

As god's elephant nose, hook with a bottle of the Ganges water, this is used to clean blessing for serve his followers.

4. Like the multiplier of god

Like god with many multiplier, common weapons classes are axe ji, vajra, triton, snake, sling, beads and so on, food dessert, all kinds of fruit, banana,grapes, the half-open coconut, etc.), a pair of greedy naughty boy.Generally speaking, behind two hands hold the weapon.Slightly stretched out in front of two hands, the right hand to the height of the chest, palms up, palm is similar to Tibetan Buddhism dharma wheel icon, or OM here, on behalf of the profound meaning and holy god or god or the universe.On the left, the most common is held a plate full of dessert (or a large).Other important multiplier and lotus (in your hands or sitting on a lotus flower), books, resplendent and magnificent luxury seats, lamp and so on.

According to as god arm number of differences, there are different versions and claim.

Four arm version (common modelling are 4 hand)

Version 1: trigeminal weapons, beads, knife, vajra.(dorje said in the tantric Buddhism ghost, worries)

Version 2: ivory, wood fruit, dessert, prod.

Version 3: a sling, snake, beads, lotus.(snake symbol of eternity.Lotus symbol to destroy all of the power of the enemy)

Two arms version: tomahawk, radish.

General temple, like gods always with two multiplier ─ ─ screw and rope.Triton more in the right hand of god, is for believers to remove the obstacles.

Snail horn blew, urged the faithful to strive.And screw in the middle of the depression, can gather treasure, so is also a symbol of luck, all treasure the best wishes.Like god's left hand method, and the other gods are similar, function is different, it is not fighting tied with, but to "grasp with obstacles and difficulties," lead believers in the right direction.The rope was god used to close the distance with him.

5. Like the mount of god

Indian elephant god often can see a little is "eating"The mouse, and the cunning rat was like the mount of god.It is proved that the Indian belief that as long as there is a secret wisdom drive, crafty is harmless.

6. Like the marriage and the family of god

Spouse about like a god, there are a variety of versions.

In south India, it is believed that as god is a single, this is the traditional concept.While north indians think there will be two wives with him.The two wife named Buddhi (wisdom) and Siddhi (willpower), there is a saying there's a third wife Riddhi (success).Other versions, art and culture of the goddess Sarasvati (Ś arda) is like god's spouse, especially a horse harrah's specially the people believe that this version.In addition, some versions as the god of lucky god Lakshmi became a couple.More ridiculous is that areas in Bangladesh, as god had with banana trees (Kala Bo, or banana trees) linked to a.It is considered that the banana tree is actually Durga Durga incarnate.

In fact, indians belief in god is spirit, there is no men and women, only in the form of human eyes in accordance with the one god only just or flexible to points.So, the so-called "wife" is like god with our minds out, belongs to the wishful thinking.

Legend, the elephant god GANESHA have two sons and one girl.Boy names respectively K ş ema/Ś ubha () prosperity and auspiciousness and L ā bha (profitable).Daughter is Santoshi Ma, means satisfied meet the goddess.

In addition, there are three brothers Ganesha, name is Skanda Karttikeya or Murugan, etc.People think he is a brother, in the north in southern India people would take the opposite opinion.About 500 BC to 600 AD, SKanda is very important to a god.Later, as a contest between brothers legends, struggle and relevant religious tensions, Ganesha gradually took the place of his brother's, especially in northern India.

7. About the legend of god

A legend

About like a god, there is a very famous legend, is one of the greatest classics of India "mahabharata" of the creative process."Mahabharata" is the world's first long poem, we see today Indian myth, including almost all in the big book.

Legends of the author's design after complete books, don't know how to write him, had to turn to god brahman.Brahma directions, he can get help Ganesha. So this book will be sorted out.

Legend has it that the second

About joy day another legend, there is also a related to guanyin.Buddhism the four which the night and act in a "happy days" another story, Siva (i.e., reveals the god shiva), the son of elephant man, he complex violent, so also called wild god;Guanyin bodhisattva to subdue his shortage suddenly and violently, as a woman to look for him, when he saw the woman, want to heart ablaze, to embrace the body, the woman refused to say: "do you want to touch my body, jade can protect the dharma?In accordance with the dharma, I can not be obstacle?"He replied: "I in accordance with the good luck in the future with you all.So which the night of female with a smile to accept his embrace us, got his heart, to turn him down to Buddhism, so happy, named "happy days" another.

Indian tradition, everything will be all belonged to the glory of god, this kind of things about words and wisdom, is categorized into jurisdiction as god Ganesha.

8. Some stories about like god

A. ivory broken reasons

We see god's teeth without the right half, and is said to be the world's longest epic "mahath para".

Saint big wide after class and Lou two royal powerThe warIn meditation, one truth, and the epic's mind, but he can't do oral while the record, the human who don't have any record to overtake him recite fluently, more don't have the patience to sit to hear his chant, so broad have to seek help from god.

Brahma may record, but the middle he found his eight hand overtake broad tsui, eight ear together with will also listen to wrong, so we have to suggest carefree days.But when the big wide he who recite the long boring day, in the case of the sleepy, Siva also backed out.The last big wide found like god, he swear before god, if there is any interruption, halfway there is no longer appear this epic.Like to perform the task god said his determination to challenge the breadth, reciting and copying can't stop halfway.So they work together.Copy to the middle, like god with stylus pen was broken, in order to catch up with extensive recitation, as god had not false hesitate to sacrifice the ivory, dip in his teeth black ghost, finished yet remain behind.

B. king mango as god

Calm thinking are the ingredients of success, also can remove the dispute.

The spirit of "debate" one day sent a large mango to shiva, husband and wife, said only one of the kids for shiva.Siva so as god and his younger brother, mother and called to him, said mango can only send to walk around the world's fastest man, walking on the way, to see the world.Mother and a listening, anxious not to be cut out of the palace and into action.Like god is sitting on the ground wanted to think, think can not help but burst out laughing.He walk around the parents said: "the world is my parents made, by you, by your end, I can't see source and end, also walked a circle."Wait for mother and lu, as god has been with relish eat mango.

Like god didn't really see every detail, but wisdom by grab, mulu and honest spent time, know everything, his spirit of perseverance, represents himself ─ ─ "the god of truth", his birth ideas different from like god's thoughts of China's accession to wto.

C. month, rain or shine round

Legend, a day before the moon is round, like the god, was born the first annual, all the Indian temple to chant and serve food in 11 days, cheer like god a and a temple have a rare sumptuous meal;Fill belly, four hands clenched cake.Now, his body "to strengthen weight", carry his little mouse hard.

Sorrow, who he met aBoa constrictorsThe little mouse frighten fell like god down, turned and ran.More to his startled his full belly unexpectedly fell and cracked, all the sweet cake bursts with from the abdomen, the ground, tired like god mess to clean up the mess.And, the moon also smiled.

Like god put sweet cake to pick up the bead in the belly, will againboaLeather sewing tied after cracks, he began to deal with love to laugh at the moon.He pinched the right parts remaining ivory also spread down into powder, throw at the moon, cursed the moon can't appear.

Later, under the mediation of the gods, as parties agreed to god.The moon can show up every night, but only the first 15 can be round, and must be with ivory broken spot mark, no longer white, in addition to the first 15, the moon is usually either like ivory curved, to alert the world don't laugh at all temporary losers.

9. Like god festival - like god's birth day (GANESH CHATURTHI)

According to the Hindu calendar (lunar calendar), like god's birth day (GANESH CHATURTHI) time in between August 20 to September 15, at a time when monsoon transition, the rainy season to end.Across India for like god's day celebration, including the state of maharashtra, goa, gujarat, Tamil nadu, andhra pradesh, connor dhaka the nations most warmly celebration, celebrate the time up to 10 days.In addition, in Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Hindu devotees will also celebrate the activity there.

According to Indian tradition, gods must be a few weeks before the festival with molding success.Has come to celebrate the birth of god as the day every year, more than 200 pilgrims from all over India were sitting on a lotus like god, along the streets of the city of mumbai, to indulge in revelry, the city is shrouded in a happy atmosphere.So after a whole day, they came to Joe Patty near Bombay bay beach, at this time, the gods thrown into the water again, let them sink slowly into the water.As a result of these statues are made of clay and gypsum, therefore, takes a long time to melt.In recent years, people in India and to make the gods to switch to plastic, so you can stay for a longer time without damage of gods.Who was floated the statue of broken pieces will like duckweeds float on the whole bay, it is said that the predictor for good luck.

10. God worship of the object

As the worship of god supplies including: an old coconut, flowers, crown, ring, incense, fresh fruit such as banana, mango.

Fry ash, fragrant flower water, camphor, sweet gold and candy.There are, of course, without his favorite sweet sugar rice cakes (Modaka), sacrifice, coconut is to use a tile bottle cap, the mango leaves between bottle and coconut.

In addition to the direction of the chronological crossing their gods walk three times around, who recite as god, there are two strange way to please the gods.

The first approach is to cross his hands ears, knelt down on knees.Once found dark days, it is said that the big naughty like god stole into the hidden in mouth, he has tasted all kinds of method can let the kid to spit it out, finally, he squatted down on this action makes like god crack openings laugh, and spit on the floor, from then on, people would use this action to please god.

With the second way is hands palm, use the palm of each refers to the section in the past three times in the forehead, this movement is alert to yourself and don't forget to like god, like the asylum god will always remember his followers.

Who recite the mantra divine comedy as god has all the available, the most simple and common is one hundred and eight times praise: "om, seeley, ghani snow in accordance with the dumb and" or mantra: "om, gansu, gansu get it in accordance with the".

11. The influence of the elephants in India

In India, the elephant is a kind of popular fear of animals.The elephant is India's national animal protection, but also the important symbol of India.Elephants in India around all kinds of festival activities, especially the marriage has appeared in every occasion.The elephant status in India is similar to the dragon in the position in Chinese culture.But as god is a household gods, so relative to the dragon supreme status in China, like god in India has the character of civilians and PFP is more.The competition between China and India, have been widely known as the "dragon".While India's stock market rally will be referred to as "the elephant running".

Indians began as early as four thousand years ago domesticated elephants use their work.The Ann recorded in India people catch wild elephants to domestication process in detail.About in the early part of the vedic era (1100 BC), the indians began to use the elephant in the war.The 4th century BC, the Ganges river basin were basic magadha tuo united.When Alexander beat wave Ruth king, according to Plutarch, mo jie tuo tuo dynasty king has a 200000 foot soldiers, 80000 horsemen, and 8000 chariots, and 6000 war elephants force (while some records for 200000 footmen, and 30000 horsemen, and 2000 chariots, and 3000 war elephants).Such powerful forces is Macedonian soldiers don't want to go back to one of the reasons for travel.And in India in the war in the neighboring countries, there are a lot of elephants war record.

12. The Indian elephant god's influence

As god's status is second to none in India, no one know no one knows all the country.In India, in addition to all kinds of celebration, celebration and festival to worship gods, many parents are like to use the name of the gods to give their children names, such as Ganesh has come from god Ganesha.Indians believe that, like most memory, friendliness and concentration determined animal, and very heavy friendship.Therefore, whoever intends to seek career, people all like to worship and pray like god's support in advance.Because it is the fate of god, the god of wealth.

Like god also accepted by mahayana Buddhism in the late gupta dynasty, known as the risk and carefree days, or happy day, holy day, is the patron saint of Buddhism.In jainism, although like god Ganesha was not mentioned by religious classic, but still is one of the most jains worship of god.The earliest jainism like god statues can be traced back to the 9th century.Now, in gujarat and rajasthan jainismtempleCan also find a god Ganesh.

As god is very popular in Asia, in neighboring Nepal India also is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, is only slightly after some transformation.Is obvious name to Heramba, with five heads, mount from mice to a lion.

Before the introduction of Islam, the culture has a close connection with India, Hinduism and Buddhism had been the faith of the people of Afghanistan.Between the 5th and 7th century Indian elephant god statues and other cultural relics unearthed in the Afghan domestic is the obvious example.

In the north of China, the earliest carved stone Indian elephant god (including the inscriptions, the inscription records) can be traced back to 531 AD.While Japan's worship of the Indian elephant god in as early as AD 806.

In addition, in Tibet, Malaysia, Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Vietnam and other southeast Asian countries and regions in the buddhist faith, he is also "god of wealth".Chubby appearance also jubilant indeed.