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Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
Deities name "Lokesvara"	Buddhist	Generic name for a group of deities such as Siva and Visnu Buddhist
Deities name "Lokesvara (lord of the world)"	Buddhist	Generic name for a group of deities. These are thought to be a syncretization of Hindu and Buddhist deities and include such gods as SIVA, V IS'NU and others which have come to be defined as forms of a primeval buddha or DHYANIBUDDHA. The lokesvara are usually repre sented by a small figure, identified as ADIBUD DHA or AMITABHA, which rests on the head of the main statue. Also a group name for the many forms of the Buddhist deity AVALOKITESVARA....

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