| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Issaki" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Goddess. Depicted carrying a headless child. Also Kerala.... |
| God name "Istadevata" | Hindu | A generic title for a personal God or a house icon |
| God name "Istadevata" | Hindu | Generic title for a personal god or a house icon Hindu |
| God name "Istadevata" | Hindu | A favourite god a person chooses to show devotion and develop a special relationship with. Hindu |
| Spirit name "Istadevata" | Hindu | (1) Generic title of a personal god. The name given to a deity chosen by an individual for special worship in return for protection and spiritual guidance. Also the name given to a household icon.(2) Tutelary god. Buddhist, particularly in Tibet. The personal deity of one preparing for Tantric initiation.... |
"Isvara" | Hindu | Epitaph of Siva Hindu |
| Supreme god name "Isvara" | Hindu / Puranic | Epithet of the god SIVA. In Sanskrit designated the supreme god who rules the universe. The generic title of a Hindu's personal high god. In Buddhism the name of a YAKSA attending the eleventh tirthankara.... |
| Goddess name "Jagadhamba" | Hindu | She Who dances the dance of life. The goddess of the cosmic energy which motivates evolution. Hindu |
"Jagannath" | Hindu | Jagganath, Jagannatha, "Lord of the world";. Name for Vishnu in his manifestation as Krishna. Hindu |
| God name "Jagganath/ Juggernaut" | Hindu | The god whose name means Lord of the world |
| 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.... |
| Goddess name "Jara" | Hindu | Goddess of the household, domestic health, happiness and prosperity. The night-eater of corpses. Hindu |
| Goddess name "Jaya-Vijaya" | Hindu | Twin goddess, possibly forms of Durga Hindu / Puranic / Epic |
| God name "Jayakara (victorious)" | Buddhist | God. Probably of Hindu derivation, he rides in a carriage drawn by çõçkatoos. Color: white. Attributes: arrow, bow, garland and wine glåśś.... |
| God name "Jayanta" | Hindu | God who is one of the 11 forms of the god Rudra Hindu / Puranic / Epic |
| God name "Jayanta (victorious)" | Hindu / Vedic / Puranic | God. One of the sons of INDRA, and one of the eleven EKADASARUDRAS or forms of the god RUDRA. Attributes: arrow, ax, bow, club, cup, drum, hammer, hook, prayer wheel, rosary, spear, trident and waterjar.... |
| God name "Juggernaut or Jaggernaut" | Crow | The Hindu god Jagganath. The word is a corruption of the Sanscrit jagannatha (lord of the world). The temple of this god is in a town of the same name in Orissa. king Ayeen Akbery sent a learned Brahman to look out a site for a temple. The Brahman wandered about for many days, and then saw a crow dive into the water, and having washed, made obeisance to the element. This was selected as the site of the temple. While the temple was a-building the rajah had a prophetic dream, telling him that the true form of Vishnu should be revealed to him in the morning. When the rajah went to see the temple he beheld a log of wood in the water, and this log he accepted as the realisation of his dream, enshrined it in the temple, and called it Jagannath. |
| God name "Jvaraharisvara (lord of fever)" | Hindu | Plague god. Associated with malaria, particularly in Bengal.... |
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