Nepal's "living goddess" was imprisoned in a temple, and her feet could not touch the ground. How does she live her whole life?

At present, our society likes mythical people, and they always create a perfect "perfect person", but there is an old saying in China that "gold is not full of red, and no one is perfect". How can anyone in the world have no shortcomings? It's just that some people with ulterior motives create myths, and when the myths are shattered, everyone knows that all beings are ordinary people, and the final result is a chicken feather, and the so-called "gods" and "saints" will fall off the altar heavily.

In fact, what we don't know is that our land neighbor Nepal also has the tradition of making gods, but theirs seems to be more exaggerated. They make "living goddesses". These "living goddesses" are ordinary people themselves, but they were selected by some "enlightened monks" when they were young.

Because these "living goddesses" lack life skills and have had "magical" experiences themselves, they often have to live a miserable life alone when they retire from the "divine position".

I. Traditions in Nepal

As we all know, the main religions in China are Taoism, Buddhism and Islam, among which Taoism was created by China himself, and it can be said that it was born and bred and spread most widely because of its affinity with the earth. Apart from Taoism, Buddhism is the most widely spread and has the largest number of believers. Everyone is familiar with the founder of Buddhism, Sakyamuni, who is said to be the prince of ancient India, but what many people don't know is that the Sakyamuni family, which gave birth to Buddha Sakyamuni, actually originated in Nepal.

The Sakyamuni family still exists and is highly respected in Nepal. Because of the great influence of Buddhism in Nepal, there has been a long tradition of choosing "living goddess" in the Sakyamuni family in Nepal.

As for why we must choose "Goddess", it comes from an ancient legend in Nepal. According to local rumors, the mysterious goddess Talezhu has been secretly protecting the Nepalese people, but the goddess has disappeared. It happened that once, a prince saw the true body of the goddess Talezhu. In desperation, the goddess Talezhu had to give up her true body and become an ordinary girl called "Living Goddess" in Nepalese, continuing to bless peace and prosperity in Nepal.

The royal family that ruled Nepal also believed that the activity of selecting the "living goddess" was helpful to the stability of the country's rule, so it was decided that the selection activity would be held by the "eminent monk who attained the Tao" in the royal sacrifice. Therefore, very complicated and strict selection criteria have been formulated, and magnificent temples have been built for selection. The whole selection can be said to be one in a million.

Second, the conditions for becoming a "living goddess"

The activity of selecting the "living goddess" living goddess was put on a religious coat from the beginning. In order to keep it solemn and sacred, many rules need to be made to highlight that the "living goddess" was really chosen according to God's will, so as to show that her existence can really guarantee the happiness and rationality of Nepalese people's lives.

First of all, one of the most important conditions for the selection of the "living goddess" is that the time and astrology of her birth must be auspicious, and her birth should "predict" that something good will happen in the country. This is very difficult in practice, but fortunately, the whole selection activity is controlled by the royal family, so this condition is finally decided by the royal family.

Secondly, there are requirements for the appearance of the living goddess. After all, she will be worshipped by everyone, and some "crooked melons and cracked dates" are doomed to be unable to stand down. Applicants should have no spots and birthmarks, neat and white teeth, well-proportioned and beautiful figure, thick eyelashes like cattle, and heavy and solemn voice like mosquitoes.

Finally, there are requirements for the age of candidates. Because the legendary goddess Talezhu is incarnated as a folk girl, the candidate should be no more than 7 years old and have wisdom. The test of wisdom is also very simple, that is, put those selected people in a room with cow blood to see if she can stay safely for one night.

If you are lucky, you will have more requirements after being chosen as the "living goddess". Any activity that is considered sacrilegious is not allowed. The most famous one is that anyone who becomes a "living goddess" can no longer easily touch the ground. So their lives are monotonous, and they can only be imprisoned in temples to be worshipped by people coming and going.

Third, the life of the "living goddesses" after retirement

The living goddess is a girl, so when those "goddesses" who have successfully passed the selection grow up, they will naturally abdicate. But during the period of "becoming a god", they symbolize the true god. Therefore, their lives are very good. Not only are all aspects of their lives taken care of, but the king will also salute them and pray for their blessing, and their families will also enjoy special subsidies.

But once abdicated, those once living goddesses suddenly became ordinary people. Without guidance, it will be difficult to integrate into ordinary people's lives for a while. In addition, their childhood was basically spent in temples, lacking basic education and normal childhood, so even when they grow up, they can't work and live like normal people.

In addition, they were worshipped by ordinary people before, and many people will look at them with prejudice after abdication. In life, they are often isolated from the world, so most of these "living goddesses" can only rely on the meager state relief funds to spend their lives lonely and miserable.

Fourth, summary.

There is no doubt that it is a bad habit to choose the "living goddess". In itself, a young sunny girl was sent to a temple at the age of laughter and slapstick, and all her nature was thought to have been obliterated, which in itself was the destruction of human nature.

In short, everything is getting better and better, and this bad habit is gradually being replaced. With the improvement of people's education level, more and more people criticize this system. Since the abolition of the monarchy in Nepal in 2008, this selection activity has also been affected to some extent.

Although for religious reasons, some major cities in Nepal still retain the activities of selecting the "living goddess", the requirements for their selection and "becoming a god" have been greatly relaxed. More importantly, the abdicated "living goddess" is gradually accepted by people and can move towards a new life.