. Creation, sometimes anthropomorphized as the female entity "Nir", favored Anu, which angered Padomay. Their interplay in the great "void" of pre-creation led to creation itself. Thus the society of the Nine Unknown Men has allegedly lived on for over 2000 years.Anu and Padomay are the anthropomorphized primordial forces of "stasis/order/light" and "change/chaos/darkness", respectively. The number of members in the society was always to be nine. When one of the nine could no longer complete the task – whether from the wish to retire, fading health, or death – the obligation was passed to a chosen successor. To better accomplish this daunting task, each of the nine was charged with a specific book that he was to update, revise, and ultimately perfect the knowledge therein. Fearing that if ordinary men were given scientific knowledge they would use it for destruction, only the Nine Men were allowed to study and develop scientific theories and technology. The organization set up accumulating all of the scientific knowledge they could, from natural science to psychology to the composition of matter. Together, these geniuses formed a secret society that came to be known as the Nine Unknown Men. For security purposes, the identity of these men was never made public. Grandson of the legendary Emperor who unified the Indian subcontinent, Chandragupta, Ashoka was anxious to uphold his grandfather’s legacy and maintain the empire.Īccording to Buddhist legend Ashoka summoned nine of the most brilliant minds in India at the time to be consulted before making big decisions.
The society of the Nine Unknown Men was formed shortly after 226 BC by Emperor Ashoka. For interpretation see: Ashoka in Ancient India by Nayanjot Lahiri, Harvard University Press, 2015 Ashoka's visit to the Ramagrama stupa Sanchi Stupa 1 Southern gateway.
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