Note 23 — Chapter XVI · Myths and Doctrines of Taoism
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Another myth tells that after the heat caused the rays to arise, and the rays caused a cloud to form, and the cloud became water, the Self-Existent Being (here the Great Father) created a seed. He flung the seed into the waters, and it became a golden egg. From the egg came forth the personal Brahma (Prajapati).23 Because Brahma came from the waters (Narah), and they were his first home or path (ayana), he is called Narayana.24