Duality of Water from Traibhumikatha

Abstract

This article aimed at analyzing the characters of duality in water Mythology appearing in Traibhumikatha. The result showed that water had 2 characters of duality. 1. Water in a role of creature consisted of 1.1) source of life and nourishment, and 1.2) land supporter and showing the birth of Bodhisattva or someone who had merit authority. 2. Water in a role of destroyer in 2 dimensions that were 2.1) punishment place, and 2.2) world destroyer showing agony of non-human. The finding led to understanding of nature of duality although it was the same thing. The result was different as the same way of water which gave 2 results in good and bad way. A person who wanted to go to nirvana should not hold the possibility of world. If a person could stride both happiness and sorrow as the same way of result from duality via water roles, s/he could eventually go to nirvana.