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In Hindu tradition, Manu is the name of accorded to a progenitor of humanity being the first human to appear in the world in an epoch after universal destruction. According to the Puranas, 14 Manus appear in each kalpa (aeon). The period of each Manu is called Manvantara. The current world is that of Vaivasvata, the seventh Manu of the aeon of the white boar (''sveta varaha kalpa''). Vaivasvata, also known as Sraddhadeva or Satyavrata, was the king of Dravida before the great flood. He was warned of the flood by the Matsya avatar of Vishnu, and built a boat that carried his family and the seven sages to safety, helped by Matsya. The earliest extant text that mentions this story is the ''Satapatha Brahmana'' (dated variously from 700 BCE to 300 BCE). The myth is repeated with variations in other texts, including the Mahabharata and the various Puranas. It is similar to other flood myths such as that of Gilgamesh and Noah. == Manus of the current kalpa == According to the Puranas, we currently live in the kalpa (aeon) of the white boar (''sveta varaha kalpa''), a part of the Kali Yuga. The 14 Manus of the current aeon are: # Svayambhuva # Svarocisa # Uttama # Tamasa # Raivata # Caksusa # Vaivasvata (the current Manu) # Savarni # Daksa Sarvani # Brahma Sarvani # Dharma Sarvani # Rudra Sarvani # Deva Sarvani # Indra Sarvani Most texts agree on the names of the first 9 manus, but there is some disagreement on the names of the subsequent Manus. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Manu (Hinduism)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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