| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Durjata" | Buddhist | Minor goddess who waits on the god Buddhakapala Buddhist / Mahayana |
| Goddess name "Durjaya (unconquerable)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. An attendant of the god BUDDHAKAPALA.... |
| God name "Ganapati (lord of hosts)" | Hindu / Puranic | (1) God. The more commonly recognized name of the elephant god GANESA, particularly favored in western India.(2) God. Buddhist (Mahayana). The name of a deity influenced by the Hindu god Ganesa. Depicted riding upon a rat or mouse and carrying an åśśortment of attributes.... |
| Goddess name "Ganapatihrdaya" | Buddhist | Minor goddess Buddhist / Mahayana |
| Goddess name "Ganapatihrdaya (the heart of Ganapati)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. The SAKTI of GANAPATI.... |
| Goddess name "Ganda Tara" | Buddhist | Minor goddess Buddhist / Mahayana |
| Goddess name "Gandha Tara (fragrance-Tara)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. Color: red. Attribute: conch with sandalwood resin.... |
| God name "Ghantaaani (bell in hand)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | God. One of the group of dhyanibodhisattva (meditation BUDDHAS). An emanation of Vajrasattva. Color: white. Attribute: a bell.... |
| God name "Ghantapani" | Buddhist | God running a round with a bell in his hand Buddhist / Mahayana |
| God name "Gon-Po Nag-Po" | Lamaist / Tibet | God. See also MAHAKALA. Also Bram-zei gzugs-can; mGon-dkar; GUR-GYIMGON-PO.... |
| Goddess name "Grahamatrka (demon motber)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Goddess. One of the forms of VAIROCANA. Attributes: arrow, bow, lotus and staff. Three-headed.... |
| God name "Gur-Gyi Mgon-Po" | Buddhist - Lamaist / Tibet | God of tents. A form of MAHAKALA usually attended by a man. Color: blue. Attributes: club, cup and knife.... |
| God name "Halahala (lord of poison)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | God of poison. A form of AVALOKITESVARA. Typically seated on a red lotus with the SAKTI on the left knee. Color: white. Attributes: arrow, bow, cup, gråśś, image of AMITABHA on crown, lotus, tiger skin and trident. Three-headed and three-eyed.... |
| God name "Heruka" | Buddhist | God, one of the more popular in the pantheon Buddhist / Mahayana |
| Deities name "Heruka" | Buddhist / Mahayana | God. One of the most popular deities in the pantheon, though probably owing much to the influence of the Hindu god S IWA. Originally an epithet for another Hindu god, GANESA, but in Buddhism seen as an emanation of AKSOBHYA. His SAKTI is NAIRAMATA and the product of their liaison is nirvana (eternal bliss). Typically he stands upon a corpse. In northeastern India, Heruka is worshiped as a compåśśionate god. Attributes: club, flayed human skin, image of Aksobhya, jewel, knife, fifty skulls, sword, staff and teeth.... |
| God name "Hevajira" | Buddhist | God equivalent to the Hindu Siva Buddhist / Mahayana |
| God name "Hevajira" | Buddhist / Mahayana | God. A BODHISATTVA (buddha-designate) and an emanation of AKSOBHYA. The Tantric form of HERUKA and the Buddhist equivalent of the Hindu god Siva Nataraja. His SAKTI is NAIRAMATA or VAJRAVARAHI and he may appear dominating the four MARAS (the Hindu gods BRAHMA, VISNU, SIVA and INDRA). Color: blue. Attributes: bell, bow, hook, image of Aksobhya on crown, jewel, lotus, prayer wheel, wine glåśś. He holds a skull in each hand and an åśśortment of other weapons. Threeor eightheaded, from two to sixteen arms and two or four legs; three-eyed.... |
| God name "Jambhala (devouring)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | God. An emanation of AKSOBHYA, RATNASAMBHAVA or Vajrasattva, or a collective emanation of the five DHYANIBUDDHAS, he is the equal of the Hindu god KUBERA. His SAKTI is VASUDHARA and he may stand upon a man or a conch. Color: blue or white. Attributes: arrow, bow, cup, hook, Ichneumon fly, image of Aksobhya in the hair, jewel, noose, other jewels, staff, sword and trident. Threeheaded, each head representing one of the three named Dhyanibuddhas.... |
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