In Hindu mythology, Bhringi is a sage and an attendant of the deity, Shiva. In iconographical convention, he is often depicted with an emaciated body and three legs.
Bhringi
Link copied!
More Definitions
Salabhanjika
A prominent feature of Indian sculpture, it depicts a female deity with stylised and sometimes exaggerated feminine features, elaborate hairstyles…
Vijaya
In Hindu religious mythology, he is an attendant of the deity Vishnu. Along with Jaya, he is a dvarapala or…
Kaushalya
The seniormost queen of King Dasaratha, she appears in the Hindu epic Ramayana epic as the mother of Rama.
Sangha
A monastic order comprising bhikkhus (monks) and bhikkhunis (nuns), it is one of the Three Jewels of Buddhism. From the…
Brahma
A deity in the Hindu pantheon regarded as the creator of the universe, he is a part of the trimurti…
Rama
The seventh of the ten incarnations of the Hindu deity Vishnu, Rama was the son of King Dasharatha and Queen…
Taleju Bhawani
Mother goddess worshipped in Nepal and India. In Nepal, she has been worshipped since at least the twelfth century CE;…
Mahavastu Avadana
A text of the Lokottaravada school of early Buddhism, it was written in Sanskrit, Pali and Prakrit between the second…