The Hindu god of death, also known as Pretaraja (King of Ghosts), Dharmaraja (King of Justice) and Daksinasapati (Lord of the South Quarter). He is represented with blue or green skin, dressed in red robes and carrying a mace and a noose, with either a bull or an elephant as his vahana (mount).
Link copied!
A religious revival movement between c. tenth and eleventh centuries CE, credited with establishing Buddhism as a majority religion in…
Within the Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions of Buddhism, Amoghasiddhi is one of the five Dhyani Buddhas and presides over the…
Spirit deities central to the bhuta kola ritual performance of the Tulu people of Malenad, Karnataka. The deities in the…
A group of demi-gods and semi-divine beings in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist mythology, they possess magical powers, with some sources…
Also known as Tirthankaras, jinas are teachers and guides who lead their followers on the path of dharma and are…
A deity in the Hindu pantheon, Vishwakarma is considered a divine engineer and was the architect of Dwarka, Lanka and…
A figure in the Gajendramoksha episode of Hindu mythology, Gajendra was an elephant who was caught and bitten by a…
In Jain theology, it is a heavenly pavilion built by the gods for a Tirthankara’s (enlightened spiritual teacher) sermon after…