TenjikuKensei
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I don't know who is worse for China to be honest, Democrats or Republicans. Which one is better for India?
This is kinda hard to answer, As both the Republicans and democrats are equally part of the pro India-caucus in the Us congress.
The republicans are more "gung ho" and "lets invade(iran etc etc)" type...which would only bring more misery to the rest of the world. democrats are more pacifists however, both parties seem to have a dislike for China. So its hard for me to say which is a better option for China. I would say Democrats as they would not do anything rash. But at the same time, the democrats are more pro-Dalai lama as they tend to be more liberal(relatively)in their outlook. This is why you have strange situations like in the city of Berkeley where you have people thrash American military recruiting stations....and at the same time hold pro pro Tibet rallies. You could call them ultra-liberals.
Your user name is interesting, I have heard of Kensai before. Much more interesting than my user name, my user name was designed to put across the point that Chinese dragons (and other East Asian dragons) are actually nothing at all like Western dragons, which are considered evil.
Chinese dragons on the other hand are wise and benevolent creatures. Although some do have a temper like "Shenlong" (written Shenron in Japanese).
Thank you, your Id is a good choice as well. And yes, I know a bit about the Chinese Dragon and its difference between the western dragon.I have quite a few Chinese friends here, and have been to the Chinese temples a few times. Burning paper money and all that . I also know that red is considered a auspicious or should I say "good" colour in Chinese culture.
Ironically, the Dragon/serpent symbolism was used as a positive thing in many ancient cultures (Egypt, Sumeria, India, China, South America). The bad rap the western Dragon got started with the advent of the Abrahamic religions where it became synonymous with evil...but then again if one actually "reads" the words about the snake in the Genesis (rather than the religion spin on it) one realizes even the Snake was actually considered a wise being. Probably this myth is a leftover from the Sumerian religion that preceded it, in that region.
Even in India, the Snake/Dragon (those two are generally related) symbolism is very strong. We Hindus consider the inner energy/wisdom(Kundalini) (similar to the Chi in Chinese) to be in the form of a serpent..coiled..waiting to be tapped. The South Asian/SEA Naga's are imho very similar to the dragon.The same could also be said of the plumed serpent of the South American civilizations.(Aztecs, Maya's)
We also have them as temple guardians called "Yali'
Btw, im not Indian per se, but am a Tamil from Lanka.
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