Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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King name "Bhrkuti-Tara" | Buddhist / Tibet | The Nepalese queen of Tibet's first great religious king, songtsen Gambo and credited with the introduction of Buddhism to Tibet and China. In the Lamaeist Tradition, Bhrkuti-Tara is incarnate in all good women. Buddhist / Tibet |
Demon name "Candesvari aka Candika" | Nepal | A form of Durga or Gauri, the Consort of Siva; she is one of the astamatrka and the navadurga who destroyed her demonic offspring. Nepal |
God name "Goraknath" | Hindu | Guardian god. An avatara of Si iva, worshiped among cow-herders and the founder of the gorakbnatbi sect in Nepal.... |
Goddess name "Grahamatrka" | Nepal | Goddess and stellar deity. Nepal |
Goddess name "Kumari (virgin)" | Hindu | Goddess. Generally recognized to be an epithet of DURGA. Worshiped at a famous temple on the southernmost tip of India at Cape Comorin. Also known in Nepal, where a small girl provides an earthly incarnation of the goddess.... |
Goddess name "Syamatara" | Buddhist | Goddess, believed to be incarnated as the Nepali princess. Buddhist |
Goddess name "Usnisavijaya" | Buddhist | A goddess of longevity in Buddhism. She wears an image of the Budda Vairocana in her headdress. She is the most popular Budda goddess in Nepal, Tibet, and Mongolia. |
Spirit name "Vagisvara (lord of speech)" | Buddhist | God of speech. The tutelary deity of Nepal. An emanation of all DHYANIBUDDHAS (spiritual meditation buddhas) and a variety of MANJUSRI. Accompanied by a lion or seated upon a lion throne. Attribute: blue lotus.... |
God name "Vajradhara" | Buddhist | God. An epithet of the ADIBUDDHA but also an allegory for the highest buddha. Known particularly from Nepal and Tibet. His SAKTI is PRAJNAPARAMITA. Attributes: cup, hook, noose, regal ornaments and staff. Three-headed.... |
Deity name "Vasudhara" | Nepal | Popular in Nepal, where she is a common household deity. She is one of the Vasus mentioned in the Rig Veda. |
"Yeti" | Nepal | The Yeti is an alleged ape-like animal said to inhabit the Himalaya region of Nepal and Tibet. The names Yeti and Meh-Teh are commonly used by the people indigenous to the region, and are part of their history and mythology. |