A representation of the Hindu god Vishnu, which shows him reclining atop a coiled form of the serpent Ananta, on top of the Kshira Sagara or “ocean of milk.” Within iconographic traditions, this depiction of the deity symbolises the cosmic balance.
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Also known as the Medicine Buddha, he is the Buddha of healing and medicine in Mahayana Buddhism and is believed…
A monastic order comprising bhikkhus (monks) and bhikkhunis (nuns), it is one of the Three Jewels of Buddhism. From the…
The tutelary deity of a family or a clan. The term is derived from the Sanskrit words kul, meaning "family"…
Within the Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions of Buddhism, Amoghasiddhi is one of the five Dhyani Buddhas and presides over the…
In Hindu mythology, it refers to a class of beings who attend to the deity Shiva. In art, they are…
A destructive weapon attributed to the Hindu deities Shiva, Kali and Mahadevi. The weapon is considered powerful enough to destroy…
An aniconic representation of the Hindu deity Shiva in the form of a lingam (phallus), representing Shiva as a stambha…
Meaning “sky-robed” in Sanskrit, it is one of two major ideologies within Jainism, the other being Svetambara. The two streams…