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Chuckster wrote:
DeathFlowerKing wrote:
I know this might be off topic, but Catholic nuns remind me of the priestesses known as the Vestal Virgins in Ancient Rome who served the goddess Vesta. Although the Vestal Virgins enjoyed more power and privileges than Christian nuns ever did.
Just as Catholic nuns take a vow of chasity in the name of Christ so too did the Vestal Virgins in the name of their Virgin Goddess known as Vesta (the Roman equivalent to the Greek Goddess Hestia)
Also there are Buddhist nuns too (though they arent really called 'nuns' in their own languages). China's only ruling female emperor Wu Zetian was once a Buddhist nun and there is a popular Japanese legend about an immortal woman named Yaobikuni who became a Buddhist nun and travelled around Japan planting trees and helping people in need.
Some sources:
https://historyandarchaeologyonline.com ... l-virgins/
https://www.learnreligions.com/about-bu ... uns-449595
Just as Catholic nuns take a vow of chasity in the name of Christ so too did the Vestal Virgins in the name of their Virgin Goddess known as Vesta (the Roman equivalent to the Greek Goddess Hestia)
Also there are Buddhist nuns too (though they arent really called 'nuns' in their own languages). China's only ruling female emperor Wu Zetian was once a Buddhist nun and there is a popular Japanese legend about an immortal woman named Yaobikuni who became a Buddhist nun and travelled around Japan planting trees and helping people in need.
Some sources:
https://historyandarchaeologyonline.com ... l-virgins/
https://www.learnreligions.com/about-bu ... uns-449595
not off-topic, since according to some interpretations, vestal virgins' vows of chastity (among other things) influenced the incorporation of such vows into catholic orders.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/vie ... diaantiqua
The incorporation of this Roman element into the church structure is only a small part of a larger, well-documented Romanization of Christianity. Although the church decried pagan cults, many of their ideas would be incorporated into the Christian church in the centuries that succeeded the death of Christ. The cult of Vesta was merely one of the many Roman elements which would affect the dogma, although perhaps their legacy is one of the greatest and most long-standing. Their virgin sisters still in existence today within the walls of convents retain much of a role defined thousands of years ago by women who dedicated their lives to preserving the sacred flame of Vesta and the welfare of the Roman state.
Interesting. So I guess my hunch was right on that one.
25 Feb 2023, 2:56 pm
25 Feb 2023, 3:02 pm
DeathFlowerKing wrote:
Chuckster wrote:
DeathFlowerKing wrote:
I know this might be off topic, but Catholic nuns remind me of the priestesses known as the Vestal Virgins in Ancient Rome who served the goddess Vesta. Although the Vestal Virgins enjoyed more power and privileges than Christian nuns ever did.
Just as Catholic nuns take a vow of chasity in the name of Christ so too did the Vestal Virgins in the name of their Virgin Goddess known as Vesta (the Roman equivalent to the Greek Goddess Hestia)
Also there are Buddhist nuns too (though they arent really called 'nuns' in their own languages). China's only ruling female emperor Wu Zetian was once a Buddhist nun and there is a popular Japanese legend about an immortal woman named Yaobikuni who became a Buddhist nun and travelled around Japan planting trees and helping people in need.
Some sources:
https://historyandarchaeologyonline.com ... l-virgins/
https://www.learnreligions.com/about-bu ... uns-449595
Just as Catholic nuns take a vow of chasity in the name of Christ so too did the Vestal Virgins in the name of their Virgin Goddess known as Vesta (the Roman equivalent to the Greek Goddess Hestia)
Also there are Buddhist nuns too (though they arent really called 'nuns' in their own languages). China's only ruling female emperor Wu Zetian was once a Buddhist nun and there is a popular Japanese legend about an immortal woman named Yaobikuni who became a Buddhist nun and travelled around Japan planting trees and helping people in need.
Some sources:
https://historyandarchaeologyonline.com ... l-virgins/
https://www.learnreligions.com/about-bu ... uns-449595
not off-topic, since according to some interpretations, vestal virgins' vows of chastity (among other things) influenced the incorporation of such vows into catholic orders.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/vie ... diaantiqua
The incorporation of this Roman element into the church structure is only a small part of a larger, well-documented Romanization of Christianity. Although the church decried pagan cults, many of their ideas would be incorporated into the Christian church in the centuries that succeeded the death of Christ. The cult of Vesta was merely one of the many Roman elements which would affect the dogma, although perhaps their legacy is one of the greatest and most long-standing. Their virgin sisters still in existence today within the walls of convents retain much of a role defined thousands of years ago by women who dedicated their lives to preserving the sacred flame of Vesta and the welfare of the Roman state.
Interesting. So I guess my hunch was right on that one.
yep
and those other nuns you mention,in Buddhism for example, were quite useful, i'd say. the legend says that wing chun, among other styles, was created by a Buddhist nun for self-defense.
Wing Chun is one of the world's youngest Kung Fu styles and the only one founded by a woman. That woman was Ng Mui (or Ng Mei), a Buddhist nun of China's famous Shaolin Temple. Ng Mui was recognised as one of the top five martial artists in China during the early 1700s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng_Mui
25 Feb 2023, 3:15 pm
25 Feb 2023, 3:55 pm
Chuckster wrote:
DeathFlowerKing wrote:
Chuckster wrote:
DeathFlowerKing wrote:
I know this might be off topic, but Catholic nuns remind me of the priestesses known as the Vestal Virgins in Ancient Rome who served the goddess Vesta. Although the Vestal Virgins enjoyed more power and privileges than Christian nuns ever did.
Just as Catholic nuns take a vow of chasity in the name of Christ so too did the Vestal Virgins in the name of their Virgin Goddess known as Vesta (the Roman equivalent to the Greek Goddess Hestia)
Also there are Buddhist nuns too (though they arent really called 'nuns' in their own languages). China's only ruling female emperor Wu Zetian was once a Buddhist nun and there is a popular Japanese legend about an immortal woman named Yaobikuni who became a Buddhist nun and travelled around Japan planting trees and helping people in need.
Some sources:
https://historyandarchaeologyonline.com ... l-virgins/
https://www.learnreligions.com/about-bu ... uns-449595
Just as Catholic nuns take a vow of chasity in the name of Christ so too did the Vestal Virgins in the name of their Virgin Goddess known as Vesta (the Roman equivalent to the Greek Goddess Hestia)
Also there are Buddhist nuns too (though they arent really called 'nuns' in their own languages). China's only ruling female emperor Wu Zetian was once a Buddhist nun and there is a popular Japanese legend about an immortal woman named Yaobikuni who became a Buddhist nun and travelled around Japan planting trees and helping people in need.
Some sources:
https://historyandarchaeologyonline.com ... l-virgins/
https://www.learnreligions.com/about-bu ... uns-449595
not off-topic, since according to some interpretations, vestal virgins' vows of chastity (among other things) influenced the incorporation of such vows into catholic orders.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/vie ... diaantiqua
The incorporation of this Roman element into the church structure is only a small part of a larger, well-documented Romanization of Christianity. Although the church decried pagan cults, many of their ideas would be incorporated into the Christian church in the centuries that succeeded the death of Christ. The cult of Vesta was merely one of the many Roman elements which would affect the dogma, although perhaps their legacy is one of the greatest and most long-standing. Their virgin sisters still in existence today within the walls of convents retain much of a role defined thousands of years ago by women who dedicated their lives to preserving the sacred flame of Vesta and the welfare of the Roman state.
Interesting. So I guess my hunch was right on that one.
yep
and those other nuns you mention,in Buddhism for example, were quite useful, i'd say. the legend says that wing chun, among other styles, was created by a Buddhist nun for self-defense.
Wing Chun is one of the world's youngest Kung Fu styles and the only one founded by a woman. That woman was Ng Mui (or Ng Mei), a Buddhist nun of China's famous Shaolin Temple. Ng Mui was recognised as one of the top five martial artists in China during the early 1700s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng_Mui
Wow that is really cool!
Well have you ever heard the myth of immortal nun known as Yaobikuni? Here's an interesting article about her on Yokai.com
I've even played a few video games and seen a couple of anime that referenced her. And if this article is accurate supposedly there are some ancient temple trees found around Japan that were said to have been planted by the immortal nun herself.
https://yokai.com/yaobikuni/
25 Feb 2023, 4:01 pm
25 Feb 2023, 4:08 pm
25 Feb 2023, 4:25 pm
DeathFlowerKing wrote:
Chuckster wrote:
DeathFlowerKing wrote:
Chuckster wrote:
DeathFlowerKing wrote:
I know this might be off topic, but Catholic nuns remind me of the priestesses known as the Vestal Virgins in Ancient Rome who served the goddess Vesta. Although the Vestal Virgins enjoyed more power and privileges than Christian nuns ever did.
Just as Catholic nuns take a vow of chasity in the name of Christ so too did the Vestal Virgins in the name of their Virgin Goddess known as Vesta (the Roman equivalent to the Greek Goddess Hestia)
Also there are Buddhist nuns too (though they arent really called 'nuns' in their own languages). China's only ruling female emperor Wu Zetian was once a Buddhist nun and there is a popular Japanese legend about an immortal woman named Yaobikuni who became a Buddhist nun and travelled around Japan planting trees and helping people in need.
Some sources:
https://historyandarchaeologyonline.com ... l-virgins/
https://www.learnreligions.com/about-bu ... uns-449595
Just as Catholic nuns take a vow of chasity in the name of Christ so too did the Vestal Virgins in the name of their Virgin Goddess known as Vesta (the Roman equivalent to the Greek Goddess Hestia)
Also there are Buddhist nuns too (though they arent really called 'nuns' in their own languages). China's only ruling female emperor Wu Zetian was once a Buddhist nun and there is a popular Japanese legend about an immortal woman named Yaobikuni who became a Buddhist nun and travelled around Japan planting trees and helping people in need.
Some sources:
https://historyandarchaeologyonline.com ... l-virgins/
https://www.learnreligions.com/about-bu ... uns-449595
not off-topic, since according to some interpretations, vestal virgins' vows of chastity (among other things) influenced the incorporation of such vows into catholic orders.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/vie ... diaantiqua
The incorporation of this Roman element into the church structure is only a small part of a larger, well-documented Romanization of Christianity. Although the church decried pagan cults, many of their ideas would be incorporated into the Christian church in the centuries that succeeded the death of Christ. The cult of Vesta was merely one of the many Roman elements which would affect the dogma, although perhaps their legacy is one of the greatest and most long-standing. Their virgin sisters still in existence today within the walls of convents retain much of a role defined thousands of years ago by women who dedicated their lives to preserving the sacred flame of Vesta and the welfare of the Roman state.
Interesting. So I guess my hunch was right on that one.
yep
and those other nuns you mention,in Buddhism for example, were quite useful, i'd say. the legend says that wing chun, among other styles, was created by a Buddhist nun for self-defense.
Wing Chun is one of the world's youngest Kung Fu styles and the only one founded by a woman. That woman was Ng Mui (or Ng Mei), a Buddhist nun of China's famous Shaolin Temple. Ng Mui was recognised as one of the top five martial artists in China during the early 1700s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng_Mui
Wow that is really cool!
Well have you ever heard the myth of immortal nun known as Yaobikuni? Here's an interesting article about her on Yokai.com
I've even played a few video games and seen a couple of anime that referenced her. And if this article is accurate supposedly there are some ancient temple trees found around Japan that were said to have been planted by the immortal nun herself.
https://yokai.com/yaobikuni/
Nope, I had no idea. It's very cool
Reading about it now.
25 Feb 2023, 5:49 pm
Chuckster wrote:
yep
and those other nuns you mention,in Buddhism for example, were quite useful, i'd say. the legend says that wing chun, among other styles, was created by a Buddhist nun for self-defense.
Wing Chun is one of the world's youngest Kung Fu styles and the only one founded by a woman. That woman was Ng Mui (or Ng Mei), a Buddhist nun of China's famous Shaolin Temple. Ng Mui was recognised as one of the top five martial artists in China during the early 1700s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng_Mui
and those other nuns you mention,in Buddhism for example, were quite useful, i'd say. the legend says that wing chun, among other styles, was created by a Buddhist nun for self-defense.
Wing Chun is one of the world's youngest Kung Fu styles and the only one founded by a woman. That woman was Ng Mui (or Ng Mei), a Buddhist nun of China's famous Shaolin Temple. Ng Mui was recognised as one of the top five martial artists in China during the early 1700s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng_Mui
25 Feb 2023, 5:59 pm
Recidivist wrote:
Chuckster wrote:
yep
and those other nuns you mention,in Buddhism for example, were quite useful, i'd say. the legend says that wing chun, among other styles, was created by a Buddhist nun for self-defense.
Wing Chun is one of the world's youngest Kung Fu styles and the only one founded by a woman. That woman was Ng Mui (or Ng Mei), a Buddhist nun of China's famous Shaolin Temple. Ng Mui was recognised as one of the top five martial artists in China during the early 1700s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng_Mui
and those other nuns you mention,in Buddhism for example, were quite useful, i'd say. the legend says that wing chun, among other styles, was created by a Buddhist nun for self-defense.
Wing Chun is one of the world's youngest Kung Fu styles and the only one founded by a woman. That woman was Ng Mui (or Ng Mei), a Buddhist nun of China's famous Shaolin Temple. Ng Mui was recognised as one of the top five martial artists in China during the early 1700s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng_Mui
dude that's hilarious
, but we're talking about ancient china, so something along these lines:
