ORIGINS OF THE UNIVERSE
Taoist Story Of Creation:
- At the beginning of time, there was chaos and disarray, the heavens mixed with the earth, and the organisation in the universe was sleeping somewhere in the chaos in the form of an egg.
- After 18 000 years, the egg finally hatched, and purer substances floated up in to the heaven and were named Yang, while less pure substances created earth and named Yin.
- From Yin and Yang, a giant called Pan Ku was created, and with the assistance of a Phoenix, Tortoise, Dragon and Unicorn, the earth was shaped into the world we know today.
- After 18 000 years, Pan Ku died and different parts of his body became different parts of the earth. For example, his right eye was the sun and his left, the moon and his blood became the water in rivers and streams. His flesh became the soil and humans were created from the fleas around his body.