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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A term coined by the Mahayana Buddhist tradition to denote followers of the contrasting, more orthodox school of Buddhism. Literally…
An animal that is typically the mount or vehicle of deities in the Hindu pantheon. As mounts, they are often…
A Tibetan Buddhist monastic order, founded by Je Tsongkhapa in the early fifteenth century. Tsongkhapa along with his disciples founded…
In the Hindu religious tradition, one of the seven maharishis (great sages). In the Indian epic Ramayana, he is a…
It is a belief system that attributes a spiritual essence to plants, animals and inanimate objects.
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A demon in Hindu mythology who is said to have originated from the earwax of Vishnu. He is believed to…
An aspect of the Hindu deity Shiva, where he is depicted seated in padmasana and worshipped as the lord of…