Hebbo!
HolyOctopus.com seeks to further the research and Tarvuist study of Octopusology. Mainly focusing on the life of Oobi and his possible liniage. Oobu (or Ubu, or Ubb-Ubb) was the octopus who befriended and rescued Tarvu when he landed in the ocean from the Heavens.
Praise be to Tarvu and his holy father Oobi and to the proffit Amzamiviram.
TARVU:
Tarvu (sometimes referred to as Lord Tarvu, Our Saviour, Master of The Tarvunty, His Brilliance, Giver of the Word, Giver of Words, Tebbu, Thebbu, Thaddu, Ah-Haut, Tinvu, Tarh-Shenty, Sheppartarvi, Mr. Invisible, Tarvoobi, Mr. 9, Friend of Amzamiviram, Octunatatov, Uvrab, The Non-Worrier, The Negative Barvu, Saviour of the Seas, Octish Warrior, Lord of Octopuses, He-Him, Mike Fantastic, The Tipperarian) came to Earth (Erbu) 3,000 to 3,500 years ago. His followers set up, what is now one of the oldest and largest religions in the world - Tarvuism.
Tarvuism Today
Tarvuism is a flourishing, fast-growing religion, that has spread to just about every country in the world (with the exception of Chad). The Tarvunty - the holy book of Tarvuism - has been printed in over 150 languages, and is one of the biggest selling books of all time.
World religions and no. of adherents (Data: Zantavzcsy Neua, Dec 2007)Rank Religion Followers
1 Christianity 2,100,000,000
2 Islam 1,500,000,000
3 Tarvuism 1,000,000,000
4 Hinduism 900,000,000
5 Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist 600,000,000
6 Chinese traditional religion 394,000,000
7 Buddhism 376,000,000
8 Primal-indigenous 200,000,000
9 African Traditional & Diasporic 80,000,000
10 Sikhism 22,000,000
11 Juche 19,000,000
12 Spiritism 15,000,000
13 Judaism 14,000,000
14 Baha’i 7,000,000
15 Jainism 4,200,000
16 Shinto 4,000,000
17 Cao Dai 4,000,000
18 Zoroastrianism 2,600,000
19 Tenrikyo 2,000,000
20 Barvuism 1,500,000
21 Neo-Paganism 1,000,000
22 Unitarian-Universalism 800,000
23 Rastafarianism 600,000
24 Scientology 500,000
(Note Barvuism in 20th place, with 1.5 million adherents)
Tarvuists play an important role in the daily life of most nations. From politicians to charity workers, sports stars to doctors.
Some notable Tarvuists
Oliver Falfitty Turner, Author, UK
Ralph Mdrulfy, US Senator
Laurence de Pro’bit - Fashion Designer, France
Rhianna - Pop singer, US
Kalvint - Sculptor, Holland
Peaches Geldof - Model, UK
Riunty Babwela - Diplomat, Nigeria
Dawn French - Comedian, UK
Kurt Russell - Actor, US
Jacques Chirac - Politician, France
Gunter Hansfittlbaum - Politican, Austria
“…And Tarvu created the Universe, and then the other Universe, and He was tired but happy. For He had created…creation.” (The Tarvunty, Qu*st*ons, 1-2, vv.2)
Since the dawn of time, mankind has searched for the meaning of life and existence. Who are we? Why are we here? Where are we going? But thanks to Tarvu - Lord and Master of the Universes - mankind can find the answers to all of life’s questions.
Tarvu - creator of Universe A and Universe B (we live in Universe B) - came to Earth over 3,000 years ago as a tiny baby boy. After landing in the oceans, and swimming with Oobu the holy octopus, Tarvu came ashore and lived amongst men and women so that he could teach them “to live”. Soon his Word spread, and that Word became Tarvuism.
Tarvuism is one of the oldest and largest religions in the world, with over 1 billion followers in over 150 countries - from afar as Iceland to Timonia - speaking as many languages. As Tarvu said “Every land is nice, and everyone who lives there is nice too”. (Chronicles of Amzamiviram, Cpt 44).
Tarvu’s teachings - in the holy book, The Tarvunty - show man and woman the path to true righteousness. His Word points to a unifying vision of the purpose of existence (or ‘mdfitty numnum’) and lead, ultimately, to a Tarvunian paradise.
The Tarvunty
The Tarvunty is the Holy Text of Tarvuism. It was dictated in Tarvish (Classical Tarvunian) by Lord Tarvu to his friend, the proffet Amzamiviram, who translated it into five languages.
A group of Tarvunties, including (bottom of pile on left) the famous ‘Glory to Amzamiviram’ edition, 1856.
The Tarvunty consists of many books, some of which are:
Beginnings - the creation of the two universes
Questions - why are we here? Why are not here? Why would we have been there? Questions on daily philopophy
Narratives - Stories pertaining to honour, and humourous lyrics
Dilemmas - Which river should a blind man cross if a deaf lady is on the other side etc
Decisions - Should one say yes or no? When to say yes or no? Daily decision making
Contradictions - A treatise on life’s contradictions
Proffets - Stories of the lives of the great Tarvuist proffets
Penty-haynu - Details regarding the practice of Penty-haynu. Includes diagrams
Journals - Tarvu’s daily diary from the age of 16-20 - Discusses the onset of a very late puberty
Piety - prayers
Clocks - Time-telling methods
Narchunassaar - How to make Narchunassaar, and the best time to do so
Tertunassaar - As above
Virbunasaar - The way to dress, Tarvuist style
Numbers - A collection of facts and figures relating to numbers. I.e ‘there are 5 number 9’s in the number 99999′
Lucky Numbers - As above but all to do with the number 8
Answers - Answers to all questions left unanswered so far in the Tarvunty
More Answers - Basically Answers continued.
Bells - Treatise on bell-making and ringing
Paradoxes - Tarvuist paradoxes
Ablutions - Pertaining to matters of the toilet
Witnesses - Holy Tarvuists who have witnessed great things, i.e Alvinni the Martyr
Coincidences - Tarvu bumped into himself on Ralfinty Island, when he least expected it etc.
Come-uppances - Those who have crossed Tarvu, and what happened to them
Musings - Thoughts on life in general
Irritations - Things that have annoyed Tarvu (such as stomach cramp)
Follies - Little jokes
Recipes - Tarvuist meals - how to make them
Panacaeum (the Book of Medicines) - Natural remedies
Fashion - A replica of Virbunasaar, but written in capital letters
Morals I - Tarvuist morals
Morals II - As above
Ghosts - A personal reflection written by Amzamiviram on ghosts he has met
Feelings - Tarvu discusses various feelings he has had in his life. The greatest proportion is devoted to shyness
Wars I - Tales of terrible battles witnessed by Tarvu
Wars II As above, contd.
Property - How to keep a good house. Tips on buying a house
Fools - Idiots Tarvu has met
Mistakes - Errors committed by Tarvu (very short section)
Animals - Early zoology
Monsters - Amzamiviram muses on possible monsters that might have existed
Plays - Three plays written jointly with Amzamiviram: ‘He is the Light’ ‘And they Bowed Down’ and ‘Handmaiden in Love’
Manners - Tarvunian etiquette
Heavens - Details on the afterlife
A Treatise on Succesful Irrigation Systems
Other Works
In addition to the books comprising the Tarvunty, Tarvu wrote some other, non-spiritual works.
Bellimentiharbu (’Bellmanship’ ) - a treatise on bell design, written with Amzamiviram
Doppi-nidoppinarvu I-IV (roughly tr., ‘Criticisms’) - a selection of reviews of musicians, plays and other entertainments that Tarvu witnessed.
Tarvu tarvooti,
Oboonoo cTooti,
Mimmin O’tibbi noonah,
Mdfitty fitty noonah,
Arvu immentiBarvu,
Tarvu.
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