»Neo as Parasuram«

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CaptPostMod wrote:

The idea has been put forward that as the sixth incarnation of the One, Neo is equivalent to the sixth incarnation of Vishnu, Parasuram. I found this synopsis of the myth of Parasuram which certainly seems to corborate this. "Parasuram was a brahmin who manifested himself at the close of the satya-yug. This appearance was for the purpose of defeating the tyranny of the power-drunk kshatriyas [protectors of the dharma, i.e. Agents]. When the kshatriya kings of the earth and their ministers became very corrupt and tyrannical, the goddess Prithvi (Mother Earth [i.e. the Oracle]) went to Lord Vishnu and prayed for relief. Lord Vishnu answered the prayer and appeared on the earth... [As] Parasuram... [he] freed the earth of oppression perpetrated by the rulers by clearing the earth of kshatriyas."- Hindunet.org

Well said

CaptPostMod wrote:

The idea has been put forward that as the sixth incarnation of the One, Neo is equivalent to the sixth incarnation of Vishnu, Parasuram. I found this synopsis of the myth of Parasuram which certainly seems to corborate this. "Parasuram was a brahmin who manifested himself at the close of the satya-yug. This appearance was for the purpose of defeating the tyranny of the power-drunk kshatriyas [protectors of the dharma, i.e. Agents]. When the kshatriya kings of the earth and their ministers became very corrupt and tyrannical, the goddess Prithvi (Mother Earth [i.e. the Oracle]) went to Lord Vishnu and prayed for relief. Lord Vishnu answered the prayer and appeared on the earth... [As] Parasuram... [he] freed the earth of oppression perpetrated by the rulers by clearing the earth of kshatriyas."- Hindunet.org

qUIET A GOOD reference. But I dont think tht just a small similarity is enough to conclude that neo is parashuram,i.e., the concept of the sixth (avatar)incarnation of Vishnu is not the same as the sixth one.

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I agree with renix.Neo doesn't have more similarities with Parasurama.Indeed he has similarities with rama.And entire matrix triology has similarities to epics ramayana and mahabharata.
Take a look at this topic
matrix-explained.com...

this is actually a pretty good theory. though one problem that sticks out to me is that Parashurama is the 6th incarnation, and the 7th incarnation is Rama, or Ramachandra. It would be doubtful to me that the new One is Rama-Kandra. Not to say that your theory is wrong, i definitely think it has some relavence. But one thing i think many people forget is that most everything referenced in the matrix is not to be taken 100% literally and chronologically. an example of this is how they reference so many religions, not just one.

a theory of mine (me being a non-religious person) is that most religions are very alike in many ways, using and borrowing extremely similar themes and characters. the story of the matrix is no different. it is a sort of religion on it's own.

temet nosce wrote:

it is a sort of religion on it's own.

That's very true. And you are right to point out that in cobling together all these traditions the Matrix mythos suggests you take the revisioning of these characters and myths on its terms. Like so many neo-traditions (no pun intended) before it (such as the Golden Dawn), the Matrix mythos seems to be using the archetypes behind the gods and legendary characters it references in a very non one-to-one relationship with their original mythilogical forms.

To me, Rama represents what or whom Neo becomes at the end of the films. Rama doesn't become the 7th one in the films, it is Neo himself who comes out of limbo (mobil ave.) and his operater, Link doesn't recognize him in the matrix upon his return...

Morpheous:"Can't you see him?"
Link:"No sir, we were reading something but I couldn't tell what it was."

Rama returns to the machine world, the source, the heavenly body so to speak, while it is Neo whom returns to the land of the living, and the land of the mind, the matrix.

To me the scene in mobil is one of the most important in revolutions, the entire story hinges on that scene and the consequences of the meeting between Neo and Ramakandra, Kamala, and Sati.

CaptPostMod wrote:

temet nosce wrote: it is a sort of religion on it's own. That's very true. And you are right to point out that in cobling together all these traditions the Matrix mythos suggests you take the revisioning of these characters and myths on its terms. Like so many neo-traditions (no pun intended) before it (such as the Golden Dawn), the Matrix mythos seems to be using the archetypes behind the gods and legendary characters it references in a very non one-to-one relationship with their original mythilogical forms.

This is definitely one of the posts that you should have made sure you deleted because it gives the impression that you didn't know what you were talking about (or still don't). Of course someone should find out about the myths themselves such as 1. The myth. and 2. What it means. Then you would know what the writers mean by what they did.