In the Indian epic Ramayana, the father of Sita and father-in-law of Rama. In later Vedic texts, Janaka is stated to be a ruler of Videha, a region corresponding to parts of present-day Bihar and Nepal, and historians suggest a possibility of him having been a historical figure who may have lived and ruled between the ninth and seventh centuries BCE.
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The anthropomorphic representation of divine weapons in the Hindu pantheon. These personified weapons are depicted either in human form or…
Celestial female beings in Buddhist and Hindu cosmology known for their beauty and skillful singing and dancing. They are often…
Religion originating around the fifth century BCE in the Magadha and Kosala regions of northeastern India, founded by Siddhartha Gautama,…
A Vaishnava sect that emerged prominently in southern India during the late medieval period. Vishnu and his consort Sri are…
In Vajrayana Buddhism, one of the forms of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. Simhanada is depicted as sitting in the maharajalila posture…
Meaning “tradition” or “received knowledge” in Sanskrit, the term refers to a set of scriptures within Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.…
Religious tradition originating in the Indian subcontinent, with wide internal variation and numerous sects; also known in scholarship as Brahmanism. The…
The god of wind in the Vedic pantheon, who represents the cosmic life-breath. He is one of the vasus (attendants)…