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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The god of fire in the Vedic pantheon and one of the five elements of Indian cosmology. Agni is also…
A festival of the Sikh religion, which marks important events in the lives of the Sikh gurus, including birth anniversaries…
A mudra or gesture in South Asian iconographic traditions, in which the thumb is held close to the palm and…
An esoteric form of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara that emerged due to the absorption of Hindu elements into Buddhism, particularly within…
In Tantric Buddhism, she is a female form of the Buddha, which is associated with enlightenment and wisdom. Within iconographic…
Parshvanatha (b. c. 872 BCE; d. c. 772 BCE) was the twenty-third Tirthankara (propagator of dharma) of Jainism. He is…
Also known as the Medicine Buddha, he is the Buddha of healing and medicine in Mahayana Buddhism and is believed…
Also called vimoksha, vimukti, mukti and nirvana, it is an Indian philosophical concept that signifies liberation from the cycle of…