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The rainbow fish
In Hinduism, The Rainbow Fish was a fish that was as large as a whale. It ate Buddha, an incarnation of the deity Vishnu. The Rainbow Fish was caught and killed by some fishermen who freed Buddha from its stomach. After The Rainbow Fish was caught, it provided an entire nation with food for a year.
The scales of the rainbow fish were red, blue, green, and yellow. The green scales were made of grass, representing the element Earth. The blue scales were ice, which represented water: the second element. The yellow scales were lightning, representing air. The red scales were made of fire, representing the fourth element.〔From: A guide to Hinduism. C.M.Faren〕 The four elements that made up The Rainbow Fish's scales are also known as Prithvi, Jal, Vayu, and Agni.〔Chatterjee, Gautam. “Panchbhuta,” n.d. http://www.ibiblio.org/gautam/hind0003.htm.〕
== Vishnu ==
Vishnu, or Visnu, is a principal deity in Hinduism. His name is Sanskrit for "The Pervader." He was not a major deity in the Vedic period of Hinduism, however he becomes one during the Puranic period. He is associated with the ideal of the divine king. In the Rg Veda he is a benevolent, solar deity.〔Flood, Gavin D. An Introduction to Hinduism. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1996.〕 Vishnu is said to manifest a portion of himself anytime he is needed to fight evil and to protect dharma.〔Doniger, Wendy. “Vishnu | Hindu Deity.” Encyclopædia Britannica. Accessed January 24, 2015. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/630506/Vishnu.〕 Vishnu is worshiped as the perserver of the created world. He is also said to be the primal person and the first-born of creation. Some consider him to be the sole source of the universe. He is active in all three parts of its phases: creation, preservation, and dissolution.〔Dimmitt, Cornelia. Classical Hindu Mythology A Reader in the Sanskrit Puranas. Philadelphia PA: Temple University Press, 2012. http://arcadia.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=547390.〕
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