The Hindu deity Shiva, from 1700 bc or 3700 yrs ago, is often associated with "Destruction": Brahma = creation, Vishnu = maintenance, Shiva = destruction.. This description below of "Tripurantaka" sure sounds like the "Holy Trinity" to me.. (man's being is: external, intellectual, soul - same as "Body, mind, soul" - Father, son, "holy ghost"- but ask christians to explain that in real terms.. you'll get "God, Jesus, holy spirit", cuz that's all they know, there's been no attempt at metaphysical explanation that can benefit people psychologically.Tripurantaka
Main article: Tripurantaka
See also: Tripura (mythology) (in this myth, Lord Brahma gives three sons revolving cities in the air, a story often re-used by science fiction authors)
Lord Shiva is often depicted as an archer in the act of destroying the triple fortresses, Tripura, of the Asuras. Shiva's name Tripurantaka "ender of Tripura", refers to this important story.
Metaphysically, Tripura has been considered by many scholars to mean the three kinds of bodies of man viz. Sthula sharira—the external embodiment, Sukshma sharira—the intellectual corpus, and Karana sharira—the consciousness or the soul. The Tripurantaka manifestation of the Lord destroys and extinguishes the tri-partite compartmentalisation of the being and merges all three essential components of man into the supreme consciousness. The lord as Tripurantaka destroys the veil of maya, agyaan (ignorance), and affects the unison of the individual soul with the supreme consciousness. [ie, "God and I are one", the ed.]
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In Jungian psychoanalysis, all components of an individual need to be in balance, or you need psychoanalysis to get back into balance. Jung's dad and all 7 uncles were preachers ("seven brides for seven uncles"?), he saw them all as unbalanced, having "God complexes" that dominated their beings, kept them from enjoying their bodies or the creation around them. - EL
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