Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Goddess name "Sumalini (well-garlanded)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. An attendant of BUDDHAKAPALA.... |
Goddess name "Sumbha" | Buddhist | Goddess who is the guardian of the downward direction Buddhist |
Goddess name "Sumbha" | Buddhist | Goddess. A female dikpala or guardian of the nadir direction (her male counterpart is SUMBHARAJA). Color: blue. Attribute: snake noose.... |
Goddess name "Sundara" | Buddhist | Minor goddess Buddhist / Mahayana |
Goddess name "Sundara" | Hindu | Goddess who is a prosperous aspect of Siva, a god Hindu / Puranic |
Goddess name "Sundara" | Hindu / Puranic | A goddess that is a prosperous aspect of Siva, a god |
Goddess name "Sura (wine)" | Hindu | Goddess of wine. She is considered to be of terrible appearance and has no consort. Threeeyed.... |
Goddess name "Sura ksini" | Meola | Minor goddess worshiped by the demigods. Meola |
Goddess name "Suraksini" | Buddhist / Meola | A minor goddess |
Goddess name "Suraksirii" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. An attendant of BUDDHAKAPALA.... |
Goddess name "Suridara (charming)" | Hindu / Puranic | (1) Goddess. A prosperous aspect of the god SIVA. 2 Minor goddess. Buddhist (Mahayana). An attendant of BUDDHAKAPALA.... |
Goddess name "Surya" | Hindu | Goddess of the Sun. Hindu |
Goddess name "Surya" | Hindu / Vedic, Epic / Puranic | Sun goddess. The daughter of the Sun god SURYA. According to legend she was courted by all the gods, but won finally by the twin ASVIN gods with whom she rides in a chariot. Other legends account her consorts to include SOMA and PUSAN. She is the essence of the cosmos. Also Savitr.... |
Goddess name "Susano-Wo ascends with her to heaven but is thrown out after trying to enter her house and committing various excesses. Amaterasu refuses to be sullied and obstinately hides herself away in a cave. It requires the combined diplomacy and craft of many other deities to persuade her to come out. The lure is the perfect divine mirror in which she sees her reflection. The birth of the two deities is considered to mark the transition between cosmic and material genesis." | Sometimes her shrines are placed adjacent to those of Susano - Wo | The Ise Naiku sanctuary is visited by about five million devotees each year and Amaterasu takes pride of place in every family shrine. She is also the tutelary goddess of the emperor. Hers tends to be a monotheistic cult in which all other deities take a subservient place. Though powerful she does not always succeed and is often subject to attack. She has been arguably identified with the god VAIROCANA in Buddhist religion.... |
Goddess name "Sussistanako" | Mexico | Sussistanako "Thinking-Woman" A goddess of creation who thinks things into being. Mexico |
Goddess name "Svadha" | Hindu | Minor goddess who helps with the destruction of demons. Hindu |
Goddess name "Svadha (invoked witb offerings)" | Hindu | Minor goddess. The daughter of DAKSA and PRASUTI. Sometimes identified as a consort of RUDRA or AGNI.... |
Goddess name "Svasthavesini" | India | A mother Goddess of pre-vedic times. India |