beings are referred to as Deva-Asuras. In post-Vedic Hindu texts, such as the Puranas and the Itihasas of Hinduism, the Devas represent the good, and the...

preferred" and devatā, "godhead, divinity, tutelary deity" or deva, "deity"), is a term used in Hinduism denoting a worshipper's favourite deity. It is especially...

up Deva or deva in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Deva may refer to: Deva (1989 film), a 1989 Kannada film Deva (1995 film), a 1995 Tamil film Deva (2002...

diverse traditions of Hinduism vary, and include Deva, Devi, Ishvara, Ishvari, Bhagavān and Bhagavati. The deities of Hinduism have evolved from the Vedic...

as power-seeking demons related to the more benevolent Devas (also known as Suras) in Hinduism. In its Buddhist context, the word is translated as "titan"...

masculine form is deva. Devi and deva mean 'heavenly, divine, anything of excellence', and are also gender-specific terms for a deity in Hinduism. The concept...

related to Prabhu Deva. Prabhu Deva at IMDb Prabhu Deva at Bollywood Hungama Prabhu Deva on Facebook Portals:  Biography  India  Bollywood  Films  Hinduism...

The pre-New Age etymology of the term is described in the article Deva (Hinduism). Hodson, Geoffrey, Kingdom of the Gods. 1952. ISBN 0-7661-8134-0 Leadbeater...

several books about his theory. Ancient Mesopotamian religion Æsir Deva (Hinduism) Dingir Elohim Hutena Eridu Genesis Tuatha Dé Danann Twelve Olympians...

Ishvara, Bhagavan, Parameshwara, Deva or Devi, and these terms have different meanings in different schools of Hinduism. Hindu texts accept a polytheistic...

popular culture Olympian spirits Æsir Tuatha Dé Danann Anunnaki Elohim Deva (Hinduism) Walters Art Museum, accession number 23.40. Hansen, p. 250; Burkert...

to Titanomachy. Gigantomachy Theomachy Æsir–Vanir War War in Heaven Deva (Hinduism) Asuras Hesiod, Theogony, 635–7: "So they, with bitter wrath, were fighting...

In Hinduism, the Supreme God is the Supreme Being beyond gods (deva) and demons (asura), the Absolute Being (Brahman/Parabrahman) and the Absolute Self...

In Indian religions, a devaloka or deva loka is a plane of existence where gods and devas exist. The deva lokas are usually described as places of eternal...

known as Indraloka and Svargaloka, is the celestial abode of the devas in Hinduism. Svarga is one of the seven higher lokas (esoteric planes) in Hindu...

would conquer the Three Worlds and would not be defeated even by the Devas (Hinduism) and the Asuras. Rambha further wanted that son to be as powerful as...

traditions were assimilated into puranic Hinduism. Vishnu and Shiva emerged as the main deities, together with Sakti/Deva. Vishnu subsumed the cults of Narayana...

of the ocean') is a major episode in Hinduism that is elaborated in the Vishnu Purana, a major text of Hinduism. The Samudra Manthana explains the origin...

Vedic religion is one of the major traditions which shaped Hinduism, though present-day Hinduism is significantly different from the historical Vedic religion...

portion of the lower leg in human anatomy Deva (Hinduism), or Sura, a minor, benevolent deity in Hinduism Sura, the first month in the Javanese calendar...

before they die again, according to the Devi-Bhagavata Purana. Vaikuntha Deva (Hinduism) Dyuloka, Monier Monier-Williams, English Sanskrit Dictionary with Etymology...

Diti ) . Due to which He was himself posted as the New Jataveda by Deva (Hinduism) and Rishis. Dowson, John (1888), "Jatavedas", A classical dictionary...

Twenty-Four Devas, a grouping of protective dharmapalas of Buddhism. Twenty-one of the devas in the group consists of deities borrowed from Hinduism, including...

as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, whose males are divine performers such as musicians and singers, and the females are divine dancers. In Hinduism, they...

Manu (Sanskrit: मनु) is a term found with various meanings in Hinduism. In early texts, it refers to the archetypal man, or to the first man (progenitor...

deity puja (deva pūjā). Deity puja thus melds Vedic rites with devotion to deity in its ritual form. As with many others aspects of Hinduism, both Vedic...

or even in conjunction with devas in literature and art. The extensive research into the supernatural beings of Hinduism focuses on their ambiguity. Both...

his mind and thus, they are referred to as Manasaputra. In contemporary Hinduism, Brahma does not enjoy popular worship and has substantially less importance...

Kapilendra Deva (Odia: କପିଳେନ୍ଦ୍ର ଦେବ; r. 1434–1467 CE) was the founder of the Suryavamsa Gajapati Empire that ruled parts of eastern and southern India...

plants.[citation needed] Romuva (religion) Dievturība Deus Brahman Deva (Hinduism) Deva (Buddhism) List of Lithuanian gods and mythological figures Saunders...