| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| God name "Ucchusma" | Buddhist | God. An emanation of AKSOBHYA or RATNASAMBHAVA. Also a form of JAMBHALA. He is depicted as pot-bellied and stands upon Kubera, the Hindu god of riches, who lies with jewels spewing from his mouth. Attributes: cup, ichneumon fly, image of Aksobhya in the hair, moon disc and snakes. Three-eyed.... |
"Unk" | Oglata | A female being of magical beauty full of påśśion but having, in part, an evil nature. Oglala. |
| Deities name "Usnisa" | Buddhist | God. A dikpala or guardian of the zenith direction. Also a collective term for a group of eight deities, including Usnisa, who are perceived as extensions of the DHYANIBUDDHAS. NOTE: the word describes, additionally, a type of curled hairstyle found in the characteristic iconography of buddbas. Color: yellow. Attributes: jewel, lotus, prayer wheel and sword. Threeheaded.... |
| Goddess name "Usnisavijaya (victorious)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Primordial goddess. Form of VAIROCANA, widely worshiped in Tibet. Regarded as a female BODHISATTVA or buddbadesignate, and a dikpala or guardian of the zenith direction. Also a deification of literature. One of a group of DHARANIS. Color: white. Attributes: arrow, bow, image of the BUDDHA on a lotus leaf, jewel, noose, prayer wheel, staff and waterjar. Three-eyed, three-headed and with eight arms.... |
| Goddess name "Uzume" | Japan | The Great Persuader, and The heavenly Alarming Female. The goddess who lured out the Sun deity, Amaterasu, by dancing naked in a bath. Japan |
| Deities name "Vaimanika" | Jain / India | Generic title for a group of deities. A clåśś of gods said to be borne by, or living within, a flying palace, the vimana.... |
"Vainamoinen" | Finnish | The central character in the Finnish folklore and the main character in the national epic Kalevala. He was described as an old and wise man, and he possessed a potent, magical voice. |
| Goddess name "Vajraghanta" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. A female dikpala or guardian of the northern direction. Color: green or white. Attributes: staff with bell.... |
| Spirit name "Vajrapani" | Buddhist / mainly Tibet | God. An emanation of AKSOBHYA but also sometimes identified with ADIBUDDBA. Generally thought to reflect the second DHYANIBUDDHA or spiritual meditation buddba. Sometimes depicted with a peaçõçk. Alternatively considered to be a counterpart of the Hindu god INDRA. Color: dark blue or white. Attributes: noose, snake and staff. Also AcalaVajrapani; Acarya-Vajrapani.... |
| Goddess name "Vajrapasi" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. A female dikpala or guardian of the southern direction. Color: yellow. Attributes: staff with noose.... |
| Goddess name "Vajrasphota" | Buddhist | Goddess. A female dikpala or guardian of the western direction. Attribute: staff.... |
| Goddess name "Vajrasrnkhala (personification)" | Buddhist | (1) Minor goddess. One of the Mahayana deities said to be an emanation of AMOGHASIDDHI. Some texts describe her as the SAKTI of HEVAJIRA. Color: green. Attributes: arrow, bow, cup, image of Amoghasiddhi on the crown, mane, noose skin, and staff. Three-eyed and three-headed.(2) Goddess of learning. Jain. One of sixteen VIDYADEVI headed by the goddess SARASVATI.... |
| Deities name "Vajrosnisa" | Buddhist | God. Apparently connected with the guardian deities or dikpalas in the easterly direction. Color: white.See also PADMANTAKA.... |
"Valaskjalf" | Norse | One of Odin's dwellings. Norse |
| God name "Vamana" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Incarnation of the god VISNU. The fifth avatara of Vis'nu which appears as a dwarf, symbolizing the puny state of mankind in the cosmos. According to legend, the god took the guise in order to trick BALI, a greatgrandson of Hiranyakashipu (see NARASINHA), whose prestige had begun to overshadow that of INDRA. To restore a proper balance Vamana requested from Bali a plot of land three paces wide on which to meditate. Vis'nu returned to his proper stature and claimed heaven and earth in two steps. He declined to take the third which would have also claimed the underworld, but instead gave its rule to Bali. The dwarfish form bears two arms. Attributes: umbrella and waterpot.... |
| God name "Vasudeva" | Hindu | God. The princely father of KRSNA and BALARAMA. Consorts include DEVAKI, ROHINI, etc.... |
| Deity name "Vasya-Tara" | Java | The presiding deity of Candi Kalasan. Java |
| God name "Vayu (2)" | Buddhist | God. A dikpala or guardian of the northwestern quarter.... |
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