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Brahma's creative letters

According to historical legends; Brāhm; created the Sanskrit letter br ā hm; The same record was found in China literature:

1. Volume II of Tang Xuanzang's Records of the Western Regions of Datang said: "Detailed characters, written by Brahma, original vertical rules, 47 characters" (47 letters). "

Second, "the Tang Dynasty Ximing Temple long (? ~ 683) In his masterpiece Fa Zhu Yuan Lin, there is such a record: "Once upon a time, three people wrote books. Brahma, whose book is on the right; The second time, Lu Lu badminton, his book left; A few are pale, and their books fall. " (Zheng Da Zang, Vol. 53, p. 35 1, middle and lower)

Sanskrit letters became the earliest writing symbols in the Indian peninsula, which is generally believed by scholars to be in the third century BC. From the 4th century, Sanskrit was transformed into Gupta font, and Siddhartha font appeared in the 6th century. In the 1 1 century and the 2nd century, Sanskrit replaced the Stan font, which has been in use ever since. /kloc-in the 0/9th century, Europeans began to transliterate Sanskrit with Latin letters, but this was in parallel with natural fonts.

Take the most popular natural alphabet as an example. Natural alphabet spelling Sanskrit has a long history, and its use in India is expanding, so it is called Sanskrit alphabet by people all over the world. Tiancheng script is the standard script for writing Sanskrit, which is recognized by Indian Buddhism and internationally. Tiancheng style, Sanskrit is Devanāgarī, and literal translation is the city in heaven. Why is it called the city of the sky? Because according to documents, Sanskrit letters were created by Brahma, the god who created the universe. Brahma, commonly known as the "Four-faced Buddha" in China, is nicknamed "Brahma King". It is called Sanskrit because it was created by Brahma. Sanskrit letters are the characters used by the gods in heaven, so they are also called "heavenly cities". Each letter in the Sanskrit alphabet represents a source of strength. In India, people often meditate on the Sanskrit alphabet while practicing yoga. Correct pronunciation is needed when reciting Buddhist mantras, because the spelling and pronunciation of Sanskrit words are absolutely regular. Mantras spelled with Sanskrit letters can be spoken and written, and the pure Sanskrit pronunciation of mantras can be maintained. Therefore, spelling mantras with Sanskrit letters is the best choice for practitioners. In the history of Indian writing, Brahma's writing format is: writing horizontally from left to right, leaving no spaces between words, and spelling a sentence continuously from beginning to end. Therefore, when writing Sanskrit and copying the sacred Vedas in India in ancient times, there was no space between words. Until modern times, there was no space between orthodox Sanskrit and Hindi words. Since the modern western writing format was introduced to India, India began to imitate the western format, and the characters were separated by spaces, which destroyed the writing format formulated by Brahma and weakened it to some extent.

Note: No matter Siddhartha Sanskrit or Tiancheng Sanskrit, the orthodox writing is that there is no space between words. Now some people write Sanskrit artificially, and there are spaces between words, which are irregular and unorthodox. Orthodox Sanskrit writing is that there are no spaces between words. Orthodox Sanskrit writing is that there are no spaces between words. As shown in the picture on the right, the Indian handwritten Sanskrit Rigveda in the19th century has no spaces between words.