Twelve Devas (14th-/15th-century hanging scrolls) The Twelve Devas or Juniten (Japanese: 十二天, Jūniten or Japanese: 十二大天衆, Jūnidaitenju) are twelve Japanese...
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Buddhist myth, Varuna is known as Suiten (水天; lit. "Water Deva") and ranks among the Twelve Devas (Jūniten). In Hindu tradition, the theonym Váruṇa (Devanagari:...
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the Heavens (upward direction), Part of Twelve Devas Chandra (Gatten 月天) – Lord of the Moon, Part of Twelve Devas Indra (Taishakuten 帝釈天) – Lord of the...
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In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the twelve Olympians are the major deities of the Greek pantheon, commonly considered to be Zeus, Poseidon, Hera...
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Four Heavenly Kings (redirect from Deva Kings)
heavenly kings are regarded as four of the Twenty Devas (二十諸天 Èrshí Zhūtiān) or the Twenty-Four Devas (二十四諸天 Èrshísì zhūtiān), a group of Buddhist dharmapalas...
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Chinese Buddhist temples, along with the other devas. In Japanese Buddhism, Surya is one of the Twelve Devas, as guardian deities, who are found in or around...
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Four Heavenly Kings (Shitennō) Eight Legions (Hachi-Bushū) Twelve Devas (Jūni-ten) Twelve Heavenly Generals (Jūni Shinshō) Twenty-Eight Legions (Nijūhachi-Bushū)...
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literature, Devas are also referred to as Suras and contrasted with their equally powerful but malevolent half-brothers, referred to as the Asuras. Devas, along...
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describe asuras, a class of power-seeking beings that oppose the benevolent devas. They are often depicted as antagonists in Hindu scriptures, as well as...
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University. Retrieved 2014-02-28. River gods (Greek mythology) Kawa-no-Kami Yahoo groups On Mark Productions: Twelve Devas On Mark Productions: Suijin...
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Asian Buddhism, Vayu is a dharmapāla and often classed as one of the Twelve Devas (Japanese: 十二天, romanized: Jūniten) grouped together as directional guardians...
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Portrait of Takeda Shingen” (Seikei Temple of Mount Kōya), “Picture of Twelve Devas” (Ishikawa Shōkaku Temple) and “Portrait of Nawa Nagatoshi”. By the age...
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Twelve Devas, Japanese Buddhist deities "The Twelve", a group of Swedish women including Ellen Key who improved working class ladies' manners Twelve astrological...
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Four Heavenly Kings (Shitennō) Eight Legions (Hachi-Bushū) Twelve Devas (Jūni-ten) Twelve Heavenly Generals (Jūni Shinshō) Twenty-Eight Legions (Nijūhachi-Bushū)...
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इन्द्र) or Śakra is the Hindu god of weather, considered the king of the devas and svarga in Hinduism. He is associated with the sky, lightning, weather...
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purified, and they will be reborn within a lotus bud in Sukhāvatī. After twelve eons, the lotus will bloom, and the individual will behold Avalokiteśvara...
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Four Heavenly Kings (Shitennō) Eight Legions (Hachi-Bushū) Twelve Devas (Jūni-ten) Twelve Heavenly Generals (Jūni Shinshō) Twenty-Eight Legions (Nijūhachi-Bushū)...
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terms of the Ashvins and the personified devas. One list based on Book 2 of the Aitereya Brahmana is: Devas personified: Indra (Shakra), Varuna, Mitra...
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Bhaisajyaguru (section His twelve vows)
Sūtra, commonly called the Medicine Buddha Sutra, as a bodhisattva who made twelve (12) great vows. His name is generally translated as "Medicine Guru, King...
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Maitreya seated on his glittering throne in Tushita surrounded by many devas. Then a storm came and the pirates, terrified, threw themselves at Xuanzang's...
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Four Heavenly Kings (Shitennō) Eight Legions (Hachi-Bushū) Twelve Devas (Jūni-ten) Twelve Heavenly Generals (Jūni Shinshō) Twenty-Eight Legions (Nijūhachi-Bushū)...
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Four Heavenly Kings (Shitennō) Eight Legions (Hachi-Bushū) Twelve Devas (Jūni-ten) Twelve Heavenly Generals (Jūni Shinshō) Twenty-Eight Legions (Nijūhachi-Bushū)...
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lists as one of the guardian devas, specifically the Sixteen Devas (Chinese: 十六諸天; pinyin: Shíliù Zhūtiān), the Twenty Devas (Chinese: 二十諸天; pinyin: Èrshí...
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main portions of the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra, which are collected in a volume of twelve or thirteen pages […] bearing the title of "Teaching of [Bodhi-]Dharma"...
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Hēlìdì (訶利帝) or Hēlìdìmǔ (訶梨帝母). She is one of the Twenty-Four Protective Devas (二十四諸天 Èrshísì zhūtiān), a group of Dharmapalas who are venerated as protectors...
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Four Heavenly Kings (Shitennō) Eight Legions (Hachi-Bushū) Twelve Devas (Jūni-ten) Twelve Heavenly Generals (Jūni Shinshō) Twenty-Eight Legions (Nijūhachi-Bushū)...
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Four Heavenly Kings (Shitennō) Eight Legions (Hachi-Bushū) Twelve Devas (Jūni-ten) Twelve Heavenly Generals (Jūni Shinshō) Twenty-Eight Legions (Nijūhachi-Bushū)...
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Desire realm (rebirth into hell, or as pretas, animals, asuras, men, and devas). The Six Paths are often depicted as six rays or beams radiating from the...
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daughter, Dakshina. Later, Yajna married Dakshina and had twelve sons. These twelve devas (gods) are collectively called the Yāmas. After Yajna's birth...
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associated with Rāgarāja: The first posits him with thirty-seven assistant devas, the second with seventeen. The other two are special arrangements: one...
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