Dervish Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 (edited) Could Ranka be named after the island kingdom of Lanka -- the land of demons led by Ravana which was later conquered by Rama in Ramayana? In episode 22, Ranka goes to the homeworld of the Vajra. Vajra and Lanka are both Sanskrit words in origin. Any thoughts? Edited September 9, 2008 by Dervish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polidread Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 umm, is that even her real name? coz she was just adopted by Ozma, didnt have any previous memories, so it might not be her real name.... but, yeah, as etymologies go, Lanka & Vajra are Sanskrit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dervish Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share Posted September 9, 2008 (edited) umm, is that even her real name? coz she was just adopted by Ozma, didnt have any previous memories, so it might not be her real name.... but, yeah, as etymologies go, Lanka & Vajra are Sanskrit. It's the name we were given in this story. Did the Vajra ever verbally express the name of their race? Edited September 9, 2008 by Dervish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gubaba Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Could Ranka be named after the island kingdom of Lanka -- the land of demons led by Ravana which was later conquered by Rama in Ramayana? In episode 22, Ranka goes to the homeworld of the Vajra. Vajra and Lanka are both Sanskrit words in origin. Any thoughts? I'm sure that's right. Two things we KNOW the Hory Froating Head loves: San Francisco and names from Hinduism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketchley Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Buddhism? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedWolf Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Next they say is Basara is a Vajra since Basara is a Japanese word for Vajra. Which means both Thunderbolt (VF-11?) and Diamond (Diamond Force?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketchley Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Funny how that's come up before: http://macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?show...st&p=485589 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kronnang Dunn Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 (edited) RANSHE, RANka, SHEryl... It all relates... Edited September 9, 2008 by Kronnang Dunn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gubaba Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Buddhism? Well...the Ramayana is pure Hinduism, but I've been reading Journey to the West, which is pretty Buddhist, and certain names like "Vajra" do turn up in that as well...but since Buddhism was initially an offshoot of Hinduism, I think it's same to refer to things like Vajra, Lanka, Arjuna, and the like as terms from Hinduism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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