Pretty sure the “Benevolence King” ie. Nioh/Inwang etc. is none other than Hercules himself, stylized and Buddhist-ified. Specifically, a fusion of Hercules and a relatively minor gatekeeper-spirit in Hinduism.
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It seems more likely to me that Vajrapani got merged with Hercules when Buddhism is popular in the Gandhara regions, assume that the club-wielding figure accompanied Gautama Buddha is actually Hercules.Comment
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Siddhartha Gautama: "Hey, Herc! Wanna hang out at my place and be a wrathful defender against the foes of enlightenment?"Originally posted by Jen View Post
Heracles: "You had me at the word wrathful."Comment
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That makes sense, paid work comes first. Artists deserve to get paid!Originally posted by Jen View Post
As long as you're still doing another art thread though, I for one would love to see the Beach Episode version of my character
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And it is happening again! I continuously has commissions one after another, which is pretty nice considering there is a plague going on but summer is ending soon…Originally posted by Measure of Hope View Post
That makes sense, paid work comes first. Artists deserve to get paid!
As long as you're still doing another art thread though, I for one would love to see the Beach Episode version of my character
Fortunately the spirit of sweaty men in short shorts would never leave me even when summer is fading away so that Exalted Summer thread is definitely gonna happens 💃Comment
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