HELP: Indra's moon is a waning moon!

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I thought I understood that the symbols on Naruto's right hand and Sasuke's left hand were referring to Yang and Yin , but it may be more complicated and even more ambiguous:



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Indra's moon is in the waning crescent (near new moon) , Sasuke's is in the waxing gibbous (near full moon) as well as the Uchiha clan symbol.
The problem becomes bigger than crescent moon/full moon.

-I just realized that thanks to guts2nevergiveup's thread on Samsara ( ) , and SirDerpObito's thread (The Two Brothers Of Light And Darkness , ).

-If we count the waning gibbous (after full moon) , the waxing crescent (after new moon) , the full moon (Naruto) and the new moon (I don't know if I'm really joking:Sakura's clan symbol could very well represent a new moon) , that makes 6 steps for one cycle.
Interesting , like the 6 rings of the rinnegan.
That adds to SirDerpObito's theory of the rinnegan being symbolism of the total lunar cycle.


-Can those steps be paralleled with the 6 realms , the wheel of Samsara?
It seems that it is possible:
Often depicted on Lord Shiva’s head is a crescent moon, representing the cyclical nature of the universe. The waxing and waning of the moon symbolizes the cycle through which creation evolves (creation/maintenance/destruction).

1-Have you got any idea on what could each step represent?

2-Considering that the light that we see coming from the moon(Yin) comes from the sun(Yang) , can the rinnegan represent the mastery of all the steps of the moon cycle , life cycle , Yin/Yang mastery , enlightment?

Edit:here is a link between moon phases and the 6 trigrams in Taoism ( thanks to Aim64C ):
The six trigrams associated with the 30-day moon cycle according to Triplex Unity. Each trigram represents "one Nine"

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According to the 8 trigrams :

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First nine=thunder
2nd=lake
3rd=heaven
4th=wind
5th=mountain
6th=Earth


Any thoughts?
 
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You kids need to find new hobbies. It's a beautiful Saturday and you're busy putting too much thought into why Sasuke's moon was drawn slightly different from Indra's? Jesus **** your parents must be proud! Go ****ing play some sports!
 

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You kids need to find new hobbies. It's a beautiful Saturday and you're busy putting too much thought into why Sasuke's moon was drawn slightly different from Indra's? Jesus **** your parents must be proud! Go ****ing play some sports!
....papy.......................................... .................................................. ...and you're busy putting too much hate on that inoffensive thread .................................................. ....................................sports!
 

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ehh-no.

the moon is just shown as a crescent to make you know its the moon. if it was full , half, gibbous or new it wouldnt look like the moon.

decent theory tho.
I don't agree , it's a very clear symbol.
A child can find the moon in the sky.
Above Ashura , there is a full moon , because it's night , do I need to expand?
Your argument may have value for the new moon.

Thanks for the reply.
I'm glad to have raised doubts in your mind.
 

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Hey, about Indra's moon a waning crescent, that's obvious.

But for Sasuke, how can we tell? It's about perspective. The crescent moon on his hand can just be orientated to look either way. Same for the Uchiha clan symbol.

Otherwise, nice efforts.
 

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Hey, about Indra's moon a waning crescent, that's obvious.

But for Sasuke, how can we tell? It's about perspective. The crescent moon on his hand can just be orientated to look either way. Same for the Uchiha clan symbol.

Otherwise, nice efforts.
I agree for the perspective but,

Indra's moon is clearly in the waning crescent.
Sasuke's is in the waning gibbous or in the waxing gibbous depending on perspective.

Thanks for bringing that point.

Just a thought:

First nine=thunder(Sasuke)
2nd=lake(Uchiha lake where Sasuke trained his Katon)
3rd=heaven(Sasuke's Yin)
4th=wind(Naruto)
5th=mountain(???)
6th=Earth(Naruto's Yang)
 
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