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File: corn dog tenshi.jpg (93 KB, 500x500) Anonymous 04/05/16(Tue)16:31:40 No.15031365 15031373 150313832 15031509150330721503331615035062 Why is Tenshi eating a corn dog so cute? Anonymous 04/05/16(Tue)16:34:43 No.15031373 >15031365 (OP Anything Tenshi does is cute It's impossible for the universe to conceive a reality where she would be something that isn't cute 940-107 Therefore all images or similar where she is depicted doing something that isn't cute are necessarily false and nothing more than a 3D artist in his basement drawing stupid lines Anonymous 04/05/16(Tue)16:37:05 No.15031383 File: 1448496333524.ipg (60 KB, 500x500) MISTORIC >15031365 (OP BEGII > Anonymous 04/05/16(Tue)23:27:09 No. 15033072 >> 15033084 >> 15038712 >> 15077411 >15031365 (OP Tenshi Eating a Corndog" is a much discussed concept on /jp/. The significance of it is disputed, so I will focus on one core concept: the symbolism behind it. But first we must identify and explore the kev components of it. Hinanawi Tenshi is a human child that has ascended to become a celestial being. In Hinduism, she would be called a Siddha or a Deva. In Chinese, it would be refered to as a Tian Xian or heavenly immortal. In Japanese, it would be using the same kanji characters as in Chinese, being called a Tennin. She is also refered to as an angel, although the role of a heavenly messenger is better suited to her companion Nagae Iku. Regardless of which Oriental cosmology she claims the greatest influence from, Hinanawi Tenshi in Touhou: Scarlet Weather Rhapsody is presented as a roving celestial being that decides to cause mayhem out of childish boredom A corndog on the other hand is simply a sausage coated in a thick layer of cornmeal batter on a stick. It is considered a quintessential part of the American diet, being a cheap combination between convenience and an arguably delicious meal of protein and carbohydrates. It is not a new concept by any means, but it is something that is also unmistakably modern and mundane Thus this is why "Tenshi Eating a Corndog" is so intriguing. Why exactly is a celestial being consuming a corndog, despite having access to the Jade Wine Waterfalls and Immortal Peach Orchards of Heaven? The earthly and celestial is contrasted in an oustanding way. Take a look at the blue sky in the background and the color of her hair. In the Swami Vivekananda, the concept of infinity is considered blue. Take the air and water, for within the space of our hands, it is colorless, but in a vast quantity it is blue. Tenshi is shown to represent infinity, as she to is of the sky. As to the corndog to her, the Route 66 sign is to the sky. What of the tiny stretch of road to the vastness of the heavens? But without that land, the heavens would not be So as it is, you see the Heavenly consume the Earthly. Not out of pleasure, as we can see from her expression, but of necessity to understand the realm she observes from up high. But we see it as something of joy, for we too know that the divine are as of us. This is perhaps a commentary of the immaturity of Tenshi Hinanwi, who still has a physical body unlike truly enlightened beings. But it could also be a commentary of the unwilligness of humans to see gods (at least the important ones) as anything but in their image and why the gods so often take human form. This is represented even in the game afterwards, Hisoutensoku (Unpercieving of Natural Law). Unlike its predecessor, Gakutensoku (Learning of Natural Law), Hisoutensoku is considered blind to it, as it from a land without logic. In the utter contrast of "Tenshi Eating a Corndog", we see through the eyes of Hisoutensoku This is the true symbolism behind "Tenshi Eating a Corndog": That our perception is constrained by the laws that invisibly govern over us. Pierce the veil of illusion, and see why the mustard intertwines with the ketchup > 0 Anonymous 04/05/16(Tue)23:31:44 No. 15033084、2> 15033102 File: 1456890155484.png (756 KB, 1108x764) >>15033072 At last, we know why it's so cute > O Anonymous 04/05/16(Tue)23:40:01 No.15033102 >>15033084 As another footnote, consider the parable of the Buddha involving the two monks who approached him. Both had not earned a single scrap of food from begging the whole day. When the Buddha offered his food, one of the monks took it gladly and left. The other, left as well, but he expressed his dissapointment that he could not have stayed for a lesson from the enlightened one. The moral of this parable is of much dispute, but "Tenshi Eating a Corndog" turns this on its head In it, we see the ancient Eastern concept of enlightenment, complete with the divine rainment of the Heavenly Courts eating a corndog, the concept of post-industrial American capitalism through easily prepared and eaten food. Once more, we see the Infinite and Finite within a hand's breadth

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