SACRIFICE OF THE PRIMORDIAL BEING : CHINESE PART 3

INTRODUCTION 

In the Mythologies around the world, we see certain episodes in common, like for example the flood myth, battle between the good and evil etc. Just like these examples, there is another episode, Sacrifice of the Primordial being. In many myths, including the vedas, there is a story of a Primordial being, being sacrificed for the creation to start. Let us dive into the Chinese Mythology...Open your eyes to the dimensions of energy beings...

The Pangu myth follows as thus: In the beginning the universe was nothing but chaos, and the heavens and the earth were intermingled—a big black egg being commonly used as an analogy. Pangu was born inside of this egg and slept for 18,000 years, during which time the Yin and Yang balanced as he grew. When he awoke, he realized he was trapped within it. He cracked the egg and began to push it apart, essentially splitting the Yin and Yang. The upper half of the shell became the sky above him, and the lower half became the earth. The longer he held them apart, the thicker they grew and the taller he became, thus pushing them further apart—by precisely 10 feet per day. Here versions begin to change. Some claim that a turtle, a qilin, phoenix, and a dragon assisted him in this task. After another 18,000 years Pangu died, his body forming the various parts of the earth, and the parasites on his body forming humans. His limbs become the mountains, his blood the rivers, his breath the wind and his voice the thunder. His two eyes are the sun and the moon. Another version states that he formed the earth with a chisel and hammer, while yet another version states that a goddess who later inhabited the earth formed humans.