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    Śakra (Sanskrit: शक्र Śakra; Pali: सक्क Sakka) is the ruler of the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven according to Buddhist cosmology. He is also referred to by the...
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  • Look up sakra or Sakra in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Śakra or Sakra may refer to: an epithet of the Hindu deity Indra Śakra (Buddhism), a deity...
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  • Sakra (simplified Chinese: 天龙八部之乔峰传; traditional Chinese: 天龍八部之喬峯傳) is a 2023 wuxia film directed by Donnie Yen, who also co-produced the film with Wong...
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    their name derives from the myth of their defeat at the hands of the god Śakra. According to the story, the asura were dispossessed of their state in Trāyastriṃśa...
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    25°55′N 85°32′E / 25.917°N 85.533°E / 25.917; 85.533 Sakra Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Muzaffarpur district in the Indian...
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    Śakra petitioned Pañcasikha to intercede with the Buddha so that he might have an audience with him. As a reward for Pañcasikha's services, Śakra was...
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  • Sakra (Sakrā) is a village in Kishni block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh, India. As of 2011, it had a total population of 5,751, in 962 households...
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    may be divided into the following subspecies: Ypthima sakra sakra - Sikkim, Bhutan Ypthima sakra austeni (Moore, 1893) - Assam, northern Burma, south-eastern...
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    who are said to dwell here:[citation needed] Śakra Śakra's wives Sujā Śakra's sons Suvira Susīma Śakra's daughters Āśā (Pali: Āsā) (Hope) Śraddhā (Pali:...
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    Pulau Pesek Kechil (also called Terumbu Pesek), Pulau Sakra (which was a previous merger of Pulau Sakra and Pulau Bakau), Pulau Seraya, Pulau Meskol, Pulau...
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    Jade Emperor (redirect from Emperor Sakra)
    interfering with the many natural laws or dao. He is often identified with Śakra in Chinese Buddhist cosmology and identified with Yu the Great in Chinese...
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    Heavenly Palace of Lord Śakra. Bursting into tears, he prostrated himself and revealed what had happened to Lord Śakra. Lord Śakra immediately calmed his...
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    gandharvas. Virūpākṣa of the west direction, king of nāgas. All four Kings serve Śakra, the lord of the devas of Trāyastriṃśa. On the 8th, 14th and 15th days of...
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    Statue of the Twenty-Four Devas (二十四諸天 Èrshísì Zhūtiān) in Lingyin Temple (靈隱寺 Língyǐnsì); Hangzhou, China The Twenty-Four Protective Deities or the Twenty-Four...
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    Waigali: Indr Indra has many epithets in the Indian religions, notably Śakra (शक्र, powerful one), Vṛṣan (वृषन्, mighty) Vṛtrahan (वृत्रहन्, slayer of...
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  • Sacra Corona Unita (pronounced [ˈsaːkra koˈroːna uˈniːta]; Italian for 'United Sacred Crown'; acronym: SCU), also known as the Fourth Mafia, is a Mafia-type...
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    Vishnu, Aryaman, Indra (Śakra), Tvāṣṭṛ, Varuṇa, Bhaga, Savitṛ, Vivasvat, Aṃśa, Mitra, Pūṣan, Dhata. Indra also called Śakra, the supreme god, is the...
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  • prisoner and bound before the throne of Śakra, ruler of Trāyastriṃśa, whom he treated with bitter verbal abuse. Śakra bore his insults patiently, and argued...
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    anthropomorphic representations of the Buddha, here surrounded by Brahma (left) and Śakra (right). Bimaran Casket, mid-1st century CE, British Museum....
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    depicted as Ishana, a deva residing in the 6th heaven of Kamadhatu along with Sakra Indra. In Vajrayana Buddhism, Shiva is depicted as Mahakala, a dharma protecting...
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    Korea Chung Gyu-ri 26 Gangwon Taiwan Oceana Lin-Kurie 22 Taipei Venezuela Sakra Guerrero 27 San Juan de los Morros Vietnam Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy 21 Da Nang...
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    derived from Sanskrit meaning princess. The procession is akin to Indra or Sakra, taking Indrani to his celestial abode as his bride. The festival is celebrated...
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    protectors of Buddhists against evil or harm. They are: Maheśvara (Shiva) Brahma Śakra (Indra) Lakshmi Sarasvati Vaiśravaṇa Virūḍhaka Dhṛtarāṣṭra Virūpākṣa Surya...
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    as of 2016[update]. In Hindu puranas, the vehicle or mount of god Indra (Sakra in the Buddhist pantheon) is the white elephant named Airāvata, which possesses...
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    custodianship to Vishnu. Others believe that Buddha entrusted this task to Sakra (Indra), who delegated this task of custodianship to Vishnu. Many Buddhist...
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    horizontally through the glans of the penis. Its ends are attached to the sakra (also transcribed as sacra or sagra), a wheel or half-ring (made from the...
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  • Tell Sakra (Arabic: تل سكرة), also known as Gundikta (كوندكنايا), is a village near Tell Tamer in western al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria....
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    The Dome of the Rock (Arabic: قبة الصخرة, romanized: Qubbat aṣ-Ṣaḵra) is an Islamic shrine at the center of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on the Temple...
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  • peak of Sumeru and are something like the Olympian gods. Their ruler is Śakra. Sakka, as he is called in Pali, is a Sotapanna and a devotee of the Buddha...
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    Vivasvān, Aryamā, Pūṣā, Tvaṣṭā, Savitar, Bhaga, Dhātā, Varuṇa, Mitra, and Śakra. She is also the mother of the Vamana, avatar of Vishnu. Accordingly, the...
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