Sunday, October 25, 2009
Was reading up the Six paths of Pain. Interesting...
Basically, the Six paths of Pain is a jutsu used by Nagato. It allows Nagato to control six bodies as though it was his own. There were six bodies, or "paths", which comprised the jutsu.
Based upon the six Buddhist paths of Reincarnation, each body was named after one of the different "paths": Deva, Asura, Human, Animal, Preta, and Naraka. Each of these paths, or "plains," represent one of the realms a being is reborn into after death, determined by the accumulated karma of their past lives. While the two lower paths, Preta and Naraka, are hellish, and the two higher paths, Deva and Asura, are heavenly, all six are considered to be paths of suffering because they perpetuate the cycle of Reincarnation; the only way to break it and ascend to a higher state of existence is to attain enlightenment.
Each of the paths have different uses.
Deva Path - gravity manipulation, shape shifting, control rain, sealing jutsu.
Animal Path - summoning without the sacrificing of blood
Preta Path - energy absorption
Human Path - mind reading, killing the victim instantly by removing his/her soul
Asura Path - using his body parts as weapons.
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