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Thereof, who is Sarayu in the shack?
Young interprets the Holy Trinity as a trio of three divine people: God is an African-American woman named Papa and played by Octavia Spencer. Jesus, a Jewish carpenter, is played by Avraham Aviv Alush; and an Asian woman, played by Sumire Matsubara, is the Holy Spirit, called Sarayu.
Subsequently, one may also ask, what does Sarayu mean?
Sarayu is the name of holy river which flows near Ayodhya. Sarayu is a holy river and it has mythological significance. Sarayu means someone or something that is moving very fast. Sarayu refers to wind. Sarayu is also known as a fast blowing wind or storm.
The Shack became quite popular, and in 2017, British film director and producer Stuart Hazeldine made a movie based on Young's novel that stars Olivia Spencer as God and Sam Worthington as Mack. William Paul Young's novel The Shack is a work of fiction. The author calls it "true" fiction, and compares it to a parable.