Houseki no kuni analysis

Houseki no kuni analysis Phosphophyllite, the 7 Buddhist treasures How phos symbolize the entirety of the seven treasures? Well, I'll explain it. First I present the seven treasures(also called Saptaratna). Crystal/suishō ,Agate/menō ,Gold/kin, silver/gin, lapis lazuli/ruri, Pearl/Shinju, Coral/Sango I will say what it represents/symbolizes. Because it does not only represent material wealth but also spiritual virtues. To be clear, this is not a full analysis of the symbol itself, but simply an explanation of how Phos represents the entirety of the 7 treasures, asked by GriffithDaGoat. Throughout the manga, Phos replaces his body with materials/with the seven treasures, which transforms him little by little into a human being. Let's start with the agate legs. Agate/menō is one of the seven treasures that evokes courage and stability, how does it represent phos? Phos is given agate legs so he can stand upright in a literal and figurative way, this evokes stability, these new legs give a form of courage to Phos who wishes to fight the Lunarians thanks to the capacity of his new agate legs. But the gain of his legs therefore courage and stability are two things that phos mainly needed before receiving them, each treasure represents a spiritual virtuosity but also a need for phos for its situation. First of all Phos wanted to help its people against the Lunarians by becoming a "fighter gem" and for that he needed courage, which his legs gave him physically and spiritually, …