Viracocha and Vairocana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFQ6I68T3Cc
In the video above, Nilesh Oak is making a comparison between Viracocha and Vairocana (Mahabali), two ancient characters from the religions of India and America. I was searching about Viracocha and I came across the image below of Viracocha.
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I felt like I have seen something similar to this before. Then, I remembered it was the images of Onam mask shown below, from a festival in South India to remember the ancient Vairocana Mahabali. You can see some similar thing on the cheek of the two images. So, that was a strange coincidence.
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For those intersted, below is the story of Vairocana.
“There once lived a matchless king of Asuras named Bali who reigned over Pātāla as an emperor over it. He made the whole word tremble underneath his potent arms and was able to overpower and humiliate even Īswara, Viṣṇu and others. He was the son of the noble Virocana and reigned powerfully for ten crores of years. Having ascended the topmost story of his palace …
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…teeming with windows and bedecked with gems brought from the Mahāmeru heights surrounded by guards, alone he gave vent to the following series of reflections with a mind disgusted with material pleasures and contemplating upon Saṃsāra (this mundane existence).
You can read the full story of the Asura's enlightenment in Yoga Vasishta.
Vairocana (Mahabali) is mentioned in the chart below.
| Culture | H₂nḗrtos | Deh₂nu- | Bel |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | nṛtama Indra, epithet of | Danu Dana, va Dewi Danu (?) | Mahabali, Vali (?) |
| Iran | Narava | Danava | ????? |
| Ossetia | Nart | Donbettyr | Bliago (?) |
| Armenia | ari, epithet of Hayk, Ara the Handsome (?) | ???? | Bel, Barsamin |
| Greece | Andromeda Alexandros, | Dana Dana Danae Danaos, ids, , ans, Poseidon (?) | Belos |
| Wales | ???? | Dôn | Beli |
| Ireland | ???? | Danu) | Bile |
| Scandinavia and Iceland | Njǫrðr | Dan Danes, the | Beli) |