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* {{Transient icon|Barong}} is based the king of the spirits and the force of goodness who opposes the Rangda the demon queen in the Balinese mythology. | * The Transients of this world are derived from various Buddhist beliefs and folklores in different countries: | ||
* {{Transient icon| | ** {{Transient icon|Smoky God}} is based on Gautama Buddha Siddhartha, founder of Buddhism whose teachings sought a path to freedom from ignorance, craving, rebirth and suffering. | ||
* {{Transient icon|Mahakala}} is based on deity of the same name and one of the forms taken by {{Transient icon|Shiva}} when full of anger. Mahakala is also sometimes interchangeable with Daikokuten ({{Transient icon|Daikoku}}), Shiva's Japanese counterpart. | ** {{Transient icon|Snow}} is based on a snow lion, [[wikipedia:Snow_Lion|celestial animals]] who serves as the symbol of snowy mountains in Tibetan mythology. | ||
** {{Transient icon|Macan}} is based on a macan gadungan, [https://pantheon.org/articles/m/macan_gadungan.html were-tigers] who transforms from men into tigers during night in Javanese mythology. | |||
** {{Transient icon|Barong}} is based the [[wikipedia:Barong(mythology)|king of the spirits]] and the force of goodness who opposes the Rangda the demon queen in the Balinese mythology. | |||
** {{Transient icon|Girimekra}} is based on the [[wikipedia:Girimekhala|elephant steed]] of the evil god Mara in Theravada Buddhism. | |||
** {{Transient icon|Mahakala}} is based on deity of the same name and one of the forms taken by {{Transient icon|Shiva}} when full of anger. Mahakala is also sometimes interchangeable with Daikokuten ({{Transient icon|Daikoku}}), Shiva's Japanese counterpart. | |||
* Originally, Shangri La was named Agartha, determined via datamining. Why this was changed is currently unknown. | * Originally, Shangri La was named Agartha, determined via datamining. Why this was changed is currently unknown. | ||
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