Animism

It is a belief system that attributes a spiritual essence to plants, animals and inanimate objects.

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The king of Kishkindha and the elder brother of Sugriva in the Hindu epic Ramayana. He had a boon that…

A female Hindu deity originally worshipped as a local river goddess in the region of Hampi in present-day Karnataka and…

Also known as jinas, Tirthankaras are teachers and guides in Jain devotional practices who lead their followers on the path…

A shape-shifting figure in Hindu mythology, usually depicted with the head of a buffalo. He is associated with the Hindu…

The first of the ten Sikh gurus, Guru Nanak (b. 1469, d. 1539) was the founder of Sikhism. Born in…

A group of women significant to the worship of the Hindu deity Krishna, especially when coupled with his consort Radha.…

A bodhisattva in the Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions of Buddhism, he is primarily associated with the Akshobhya Buddha. Iconographically, he…

In Vajrayana Buddhism, one of the forms of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. Simhanada is depicted as sitting in the maharajalila posture…