In the Indian epic Ramayana, the father of Sita and father-in-law of Rama. In later Vedic texts, Janaka is stated to be a ruler of Videha, a region corresponding to parts of present-day Bihar and Nepal, and historians suggest a possibility of him having been a historical figure who may have lived and ruled between the ninth and seventh centuries BCE.
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An epithet used for the Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, who lived sometime between the fourth to sixth century BCE.…
A deity of marriage, worshipped in parts of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, and the principal deity in Pithora paintings.
A wrathful female deity in Tantric Buddhism who is considered to be a dharmapala (protector of dharma) and the protector…
A bodhisattva in the Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions of Buddhism, he is primarily associated with the Akshobhya Buddha. Iconographically, he…
Also known as Tirthankaras, jinas are teachers and guides who lead their followers on the path of dharma and are…
A body of texts written in Sanskrit and considered to be the latter part of the Vedas. They cover issues…
Another name for Avalokitesvara, the bodhisattva of compassion, he is the patron bodhisattva of Tibet. He is usually depicted dressed…
Earliest extant text from the Vedic corpus, dated roughly between 1700 and 1200 BCE. Like the other Vedas, the Rigveda…