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Type of mortal being associated with evil and mischief, appearing first in Vedic texts and throughout later Brahmanical mythology. Typically,…
An alternate name to describe the anandatandava, the cosmic dance of Nataraja, a form of the Hindu deity, Shiva.
Persian for ‘footstep site’, referring to a place rendered holy by the visit of a saint or a sacred object,…
A Buddha in human form, they attain enlightenment once they perform their allotted task on Earth and are released from…
The largest of the eighteen major Puranas, it comprises over eighty-one thousand verses written honour of Skanda, the son of…
The largest sect of Buddhism in the world, it is characterised by the reverence of bodhisattvas, coupled with the pursuit…
A deity in the Hindu pantheon regarded as the creator of the universe, he is a part of the trimurti…
A Buddhist term for characteristics and noble qualities associated with enlightened individuals. The term is used across Theravada, Mahayana and…