Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Goddess name "Arcismati (brilliant)" | Buddhist / Vajrayana | Minor goddess. One of several deified BHUMIS recognized as different spiritual spheres through which a disciple påśśes. Color: green. Attributes: blue lotus and staff.... |
Goddess name "Arthapratisamvit" | Buddhist / Vajrayana | Goddess of logical analysis. One of a group of four. Color: green. Attributes: jewel and noose.... |
God name "Ayiyanayaka" | Ceylon | God of fields and woodland who protects against plague. Northern part of the island of Ceylon. |
God name "Ayiyanayaka" | Singhalese / Sri Lanka | Plague god. A deity of fields and woodlands who is still revered as a guardian of crops and a protector against plague.... |
"Ayya Vaikundar" | Tamil | According to Akilattirattu Ammanai, a scripture of the Ayyavazhi, was an avatar of Narayana. As per the Ayyavazhi mythology the body in which Ayya Vaikundar incarnated is that of Mudisoodum Perumal. Tamil |
Goddess name "Bhima (terrible)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | (1) warrior god. A prince of the mythical Pandu family and one of the heroes of the Mahabharata epic, Bhima is usually depicted wielding a sword and a club. He is a son of the god of the winds VAYU. He is perceived as a god of immense strength and great cruelty, which separates him from the heroic figure of ARJUNA, his brother, with whom he is linked in the epic. Attribute: a club. Also Bhimasena. 2. Minor goddess. Buddhist (Mahayana). An attendant of BUDDAKEPALA.... |
Deities name "Bhumi" | Buddhist | Collective name for a group of deities Buddhist / Vajrayana |
Deities name "Bhumi (the earth on which all things are formed)" | Buddhist / Varyana | Collective name for a group of deities. Twelve personifications of the spiritual spheres through which a BODHISATTVA or buddha-designate påśśes in his quest for perfection of knowledge. Common attribute: a staff.... |
Spirit name "Bhutadamara" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Turmoil of the spirits four-armed God. Buddhist / Mahayana |
Goddess name "Bhutadamara (tumult of demons)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | God. May be depicted reclining on the Hindu goddess APARAJITA. Attributes: snakes in the hair, and staff. Three-eyed.... |
"Buddhakapala" | Buddhist / Mahayana | (Buddha's skullcap) A significant emanation of AKSOBHYA. Alternatively a form of HERUKA. His SAKTI is CITRASENA. Color: blue-black. Attributes: club, cup, drum, image of Aksobhya and knife. |
God name "Candarosana" | Buddhist / Mahayana | God. A form of the god AKSOBHYA. Color: yellow. Attributes: noose, skin and sword.... |
Goddess name "Candesvari" | Buddhist / Mayhayana | A minor goddess that stands upon a corpse |
Goddess name "Candesvari (fierce lady)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. She stands upon a corpse. Color: yellow. Attributes: gråśś and an antelope.... |
Goddess name "Carcika (repetitive chant)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Goddess. Color: red. Attributes: cup and knife.... |
Goddess name "Citrasena" | Buddhist | Goddess Buddhist / Mahayana |
Goddess name "Citrasena (having a bright spear)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Goddess. The SAKTI of BUDDHAKAPALA.... |
Goddess name "Dhanada" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Form of the goddess Tara. Buddhist / Mahayana |