Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Deities name "Bishamon" | Shinto / Japan | God of luck. One of seven deities concerned with fortune, he appears as a warrior clad in full armor holding a spear in one hand and a toy pagoda, identified as a tower of treasure in the other. He has been linked with the Buddhist god Vaisravana (KUBERA).... |
God name "Bo Hsian" | China / Taoist | God. China / Taoist |
God name "Bo Hsian" | Taoist / Chinese | God. The Taoist counterpart of the Buddhist deity SAMANTABHADRA. Usually depicted upon a white elephant. He is considered to be a god of wisdom.... |
Goddess name "Bombat KaMayann" | Hindu | Local deceased goddess. Hindu |
Goddess name "Bombat Kamayan" | Hindu | A local deceased goddess |
Goddess name "Bombay Kamayan" | Hindu / northern India | Local disease goddess. Particularly worshiped at Gaya.... |
God name "Bor" | Nordic / Icelandic | Archetypal god. In the creation account, according to Snorri, a living creature called Ymir was formed in the misty void of Ginnungagap. Ymir was nourished by the milk of the cow Audhumla, who licked salty ice blocks and released a second individual called BURI. He had a son called Bor. Bor, in turn, engendered the AESIR gods OTHIN, VILI and VE. Also Borr.See also Othin.... |
Goddess name "Brahani" | Hindu | Mother goddess Hindu / Puranic / Epic |
Supreme god name "Brahma" | Hindu | Supreme god and creator of the cosmos. Hindu |
God name "Brahma" | Hindu | Creator god, part of the main hindu trinity, the other two being Vishnu and Shiva. Brahma is the unmoved, uncaused first cause, and he created everything. Hindu |
Goddess name "Brahmahii" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Mother goddess. A SAKTI who in later Hinduism became one of the group of eight ASTAMATARAS or mothers. In another grouping one of nine NAVASAKTIS or mothers. She is attended by a goose and wears a yellow robe. Attributes: Book, label, rosary, trident and water jar. Also Brahmi.... |
God name "Brahman" | Hindu | The one and only (formless) supreme aspect of God. The Universe in Potential Static Energy. Hindu |
God name "Brekyirihunuade" | Akan | Brekyirihunuade is the highest god in the religion of the Akan people, "he who knows and sees everything". |
God name "Brhaspati" | Hindu | Astral god personifying Jupiter Hindu / Puranic / Epic |
Goddess name "Brhaspati (lord of prayer)" | Hindu / Vedic, Epic / Puranic | Astral god. The personification of the planet Jupiter. In Vedic texts he appears as a priest. The son of Angiras and the guru of the later Hindu pantheon. Considered to be almost identical with BRAHMA. His consort is the goddess TARA and his son is Kaca. He rides in a chariot drawn by eight horses. Color: golden yellow. Attributes: arrow, ax (golden), Book, bow, rosary, staff and water jar.... |
Goddess name "Buddhaalocana" | Buddhist | Goddess and female Buddha Buddhist / Shingon |
Goddess name "Buddhalocana (Buddha's eye)" | Buddhist / Shingon | Goddess. A female buddha (see LOCANA).... |
Goddess name "Buddhi (perception)" | Hindu / Puranic | (1) Minor goddess. Sometimes identified as consort of the MAHA-GANAPATI form of the elephant god GANESA, depicted seated on his knee.(2) Minor goddess. Jain.... |