Vietnamese Legend of Man Nuong and Indian culture
- Authors: Knorozova E.Y.1,2
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Affiliations:
- The Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
- Issue: Vol 8, No 4 (2024)
- Pages: 107-120
- Section: Scientific researches
- URL: https://ogarev-online.ru/2618-9453/article/view/283239
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.54631/VS.2024.84-643296
- ID: 283239
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The article examines the elements common to Indian culture present in the Vietnamese legend of Man Nyong correlated with the Zau Pagoda (Fapwan, III century), which was located in the center of the ancient fortress of Liulau. The author relies on one of the early written fixations of the narrative of Man Nyong, included in the “Description of the amazing lands located south of the mountains” (“Lĩnh nam trích quái”), XV century. Among the peoples of Southeast Asia, including the Viet, there were widespread legends about floating trees, in which there is a goddess, and from which statues of deities are subsequently carved. The connection of the goddess and the tree is present in the proto-Indian civilization. The legend of Man-nyog gives grounds for bringing the images of the Four Buddhas closer to Indra, as well as comparing this narrative with the legend of the Rishyashring associated with fertility rituals.
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Ekaterina Yu. Knorozova
The Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
Author for correspondence.
Email: knorozova@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2142-3945
Ph.D. (Philology), Research Fellow, Research Department of Oriental Languages Publications; Associate Professor
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg; St. PetersburgReferences
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