What are the Vudrani Holy Texts based on (if anything)?

[CrogTheSupreme]

Hello all!

I'm currently building a campaign where one of the characters is a monk from Vudra. In looking through the various bits and pieces on the gods and going with an India flavor... I'm wondering if there was specific inspiration for the Holy Texts such as Irori's accounts in the Azvadeva Pujila or the tome of exercises "Unbinding the Fetters".

Using some real life books like The Lotus Sutra and changing up names and places (Buddha = Irori for example) I'm making some physical books that the monk can discover along the way and that I can hand to him at the table. While the book itself will have some straight dice value (you read it and have a chance at X) I'm also burying actual things into the passages like spells, hints, possible story lines etc.

I started noticing fun facts like Irori's nephew stays behind to guide people to Nirvana. Or that Irori has a villain "that is mentioned throughout the texts" and it made me think that the Paizo guys might have some real titles that they are basing on compared to me wading through a lot of texts and not finding the spirit of "the right ones".

Anyways, I'd be interested to hear if any of you have delved into that ;)

Thanks!!!

Crog

[Blackvial]

after reading Liar's Island I would have to say that religion in Vudra is very much like the Hindu religion and Irori is nothing more than one of their thousand something gods

[CrogTheSupreme]

I'll have to pick that up ;)

I'm hoping some folks are more familiar with Hindu stories to give me some titles to riff off of.

It's easy to find books about meditation and such but anything modern doesn't have the right flavor compared to actually digging up an old book of poses, meditations etc.

It's like I need a list of "what did monks read in the 5th century"!!

One interesting thing... The Lotus Sutra actually had spell chants in it during the last two chapters.

[Tangaroa]

I made a fairly huge post that just got eaten by the boards, however:

Probably the Vedas are closest to official holy texts, and various Shastras give specific advice on performing specific physical and ritual activities. Just google Shastras.

For something more mythological/fantasy, read the Ramayana. Lots of mythology in these works.

[CrogTheSupreme]

Thanks Tangaroa! These are great.

Now I get to learn how to dye pages and book bind!