Gudou God

**Gudou Gods** (求道神, *Gūdōshin*), localized as **Transcendence Gods** are one of the classifications of Gods in Shinzabansho.

Having achieved Taikyoku they hold an almighty power, able to manifest their Law however they desire, though unlike their counterpart, the Hadou God, they are self-contained. Their Laws effecting their own internal universe, or effecting their own body. They are not affected by the surrounding reality or the Atziluth-Tai (Supreme Law) and instead change the reality in itself, forming a Taikyoku universe. As they do not emanate, and remain perfectly internal to the user, the world around them remains splendidly unaffected

They stake all unto a singular ideal, staking everything that names up ones being to push forward to that ideal. To keep moving forward and make their ideal a reality.

If Hadou is the disposition of Kings, Gudou is the disposition of warriors and craftsmen. An attitude that cares nothing about the course of the world, and seeks only to carry oneself's path to its ultimate end with great passion and earnestness.

## **Description**

One who has reached Godhood, and the Actualization of their Law. But as opposed to Hadou Gods it are self-contained, making them like unto a walking universe, each drop of blood weighing as much as celestial bodies.

By definition they are much weaker than Hadou Gods, and are said to be like singular cells compared to the multi-cellular organisms that are Hadou Gods. But due to their Self-Contained nature, they can coexist unlike Hadou Gods.

They fight similar to normal people, actually making contact and trying to cause physical damage, rather than simply trying to overwrite each other with their Laws.

As thet do not emanate and only expand their own internal world they cannot take the Throne, and if a being of a Gudou Nature reaches the level of a God they are fated to live a life in internal solitude in their own solitary World..

Due to them existing as a Universe unto themselves they necessarily require the existence of Parallel Worlds, and without such a concept they will have their growth stunted, the gateway to divinity closed off. The reasoning goes that, once countless different worlds exist, and exist at the same time, then the apex of Transcendence can too be born, as a different world of extremely small scale.

Therefore, in terms of sequence, Gudou follows Hadou.

### **Ahura Mazda**

*Main article: Ahura Mazda*

Within the world of Ahura Mazda, there are various concepts and ideas which bind those within it, preventing the emergence of Gudou Gods.

The first binding is the previously mentioned idea of Gudou Gods requiring a large degree of freedom and autonomy so that the emergence of parallel worlds is permitted, and as Ahura Mazda operates under a **Control Type** Law, Parallel Worlds do not exist. Therefore constraining Gudou Gods.

Furthermore, the Commandment forced upon each Nadare works only the constriction that each Nadare is the only being permitted to reach Gudou Godhood, or rather, Pseudo-Gudou Godhood. This furthers the constraints placed upon beings within Ahura Mazda, not permitting any being without the title of Nadare from achieving such a state.

### **Mahamara**

*Main article: Mahāmāra*

Gudou Godhood is made very common in Mahamara compared to previous worlds due to the selfishness and ego enforced upon its inhabitants by the Metsujin Messo of Hajun. This selfishness tends to constrict the development of Hadou. This is one of the main reasons that Gudou Godhood is so heavily depicted in Kajiri Kamui Kagura.

## Known Individuals

Various individuals throughout Shinza Bansho have become Gudou Gods, none of which could form in Ahura Mazda, Paradise Lost, or Zoar, due to the lack of Parallel Worlds in sufficent quantity. Thus beings like Bahlavan, despite having a Gudou nature, were not able to reach Godhood.

**Soujirou Mibu**

**Rindou Koga**

**Shiori Kujou**

**Habaki Sakagami**

**Ryuusui Mikado**

**Keishiro Kyougetsu**

## References

1. ↑ The property of manifesting your Craving inward in Beri-ah and Atziluth.
They are those who wish to change themselves, their wishes usually manifesting in the form of "I want to be X"
Gudou types come in all shapes, such as those who become fire, become lighning, become a completely different person, and so on, generally strengthening (transforming) their own self.
*Dues Irae: Interview with Kaziklu Bey - Glossary: Transcendence*
2. ↑ Hegemony and Transcendence. The Creation Stage is divided into these two types, and the emanation stage is where the craving pours out, rewriting the laws of the cosmos. However, the Law on a Transcendence Type only becomes perfectly internal to the user, while the outside world remains splendidly unaffected."
 *Dies Irae*
3. ↑ Belief to keep pushing forward, staking everything that makes up one's being, while being devoted to a single desire or ideal.
*Glossary 22*
If Hegemony is said to be the disposition of kings, Transcendence could be said to be the disposition of warriors and craftsmen. An attitude which cares nothing about the course of the world, but simply sets out to carry oneself's path to its ultimate end, earnestly
*Glossary 22*
5. ↑ 求道の渇望から太極・流出位階に至った者を指す。 己の願った法則を自分の内側に永久展開するだけの存在で、良くも悪くも自己完結しており、接触しない限り他者や外界に影響されず、逆に影響を与えない。 世界法則からも自由だが、世界法則を覆すこともない、歩く特異点とも称される人間大の宇宙そのもの。 単体宇宙という超高密度の肉体は、吹き飛ぶ肉片がどれだけ僅かな質量だろうと神の欠片で、宇宙の欠片。 血の一滴でも天体に匹敵し、純粋な強度の面では平均して覇道神を上回る、個の究極といえる存在。
6. ↑ 研究者、神それが発生しないので、それは、あっても単細胞生物の自滅因子と神の他互いにクラッシュの可能性であるため、ハドー倍に自己完結型で、共存できるされているため、全く相互クライはありませんので、ハドウ神と比べても低いです。
7. ↑ 「念と念。祈りと祈り。渇望と渇望のぶつかり合い。お互い相手に触れもせず、睨み合うだけでも成立する。あ るいはこうした作法こそが、正統派の神座闘争なのだろうが…
8. ↑ But this nature of theirs is in direct contradiction to the Atziluth Degree, which emanates outside oneself, Transcendence (Gudou) types can't Emanate in the proper sense.
 In other words, they cannot become the supreme ruler of all the universe, and by their very nature, those of them who reach the Realm of Gods are fated to spend eternal solitude in their own solitary parallel world, alone and with no means of fading away
 *Dies Irae: Interview With Kaziklu Bey - Glossary: Trascendence*
9. ↑ Its complete/perfect form is, according to Khvarenah's hypothesis, an individual universe condensed into a human form, however, such a thing can't come into existence, unless under the aforementioned Law of parallel universes. The reasoning goes that, once countless different worlds exist, moreover, they exist at the same time, then the apex of Transcendence can too be born, as a different world of extremely small scale.
*Glossary 22*
10. ↑ Therefore, in terms of sequence, Transcendence comes after Hegemony, however, this doesn't speak of their inferiority or superiority, of their strengths and weaknesses. It is simply that laying out the stage is the role of Hegemons.
*Glossary 22*
11. ↑ The above mentioned reasoning acts as a binding for Bahlavan, hindering his growth, however, there yet even more Laws in this story which restrict Transcendents (Gudou). What the hell those are will, maybe, become clear eventually.
*Glossary 22*
12. ↑ Its complete/perfect form is, according to Khvarenah's hypothesis, an individual universe condensed into a human form, however, such a thing can't come into existence, unless under the aforementioned Law of parallel universes. The reasoning goes that, once countless different worlds exist, moreover, they exist at the same time, then the apex of Transcendence can too be born, as a different world of extremely small scale.
*Glossary 22*
13. ↑ The above mentioned reasoning acts as a binding for Bahlavan, hindering his growth, however, there yet even more Laws in this story which restrict Transcendents. What the hell those are will, maybe, become clear eventually.
*Glossary 22*