The Hindu god of death, also known as Pretaraja (King of Ghosts), Dharmaraja (King of Justice) and Daksinasapati (Lord of the South Quarter). He is represented with blue or green skin, dressed in red robes and carrying a mace and a noose, with either a bull or an elephant as his vahana (mount).
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One of the ten avatars of the Hindu deity Vishnu, he is depicted with the body of a man and…
The largest sect of Buddhism in the world, it is characterised by the reverence of bodhisattvas, coupled with the pursuit…
A body of religious texts composed in Sanskrit and considered the oldest scriptures in Hinduism. There are four primary texts…
Denoting any of the five celestial and meditative Buddhas — Vairochana, Akshobhya, Ratnasambhava, Amitabha and Amoghasiddhi — it was a…
Religious tradition originating in the Indian subcontinent, with wide internal variation and numerous sects; also known in scholarship as Brahmanism. The…
A group of demi-gods and semi-divine beings in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist mythology, they possess magical powers, with some sources…
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A winged creature in Buddhist, Jain and Hindu mythology. He is the mount of the Hindu god Vishnu and is…