Mongol mythology

At the start of time, there was only water, and from the heavens, Lama came down to it holding an iron rod with which he began to stir.

[2] In another example the world began as an agitating gas which grew increasingly warm and damp, precipitating a heavy rain that created the oceans.

[2] Yet another account tells of the Buddha Sakyamuni searching the surface of the sea for a means to create the earth and spotted a golden frog.

From its east side, Buddha pierced the frog through, causing it to spin and face north.

[2] These myths date from the 17th century when Yellow Shamanism (Tibetan Buddhism using shamanistic forms) was established in Mongolia.