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• A Study of the History and Cult of the Buddhist Earth Deity in Mainland Southeast Asia
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• Central Dragon Deity Ga-Pa
  #REDIRECT[[The Tibetan Earth Lords II#Central Dragon Deity Ga-Pa]]
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• Wü-Kyi Druk-Lha Ga-Pa
  #REDIRECT[[The Tibetan Earth Lords II#36 Central Dragon Deity Ga-Pa]]{{TibetanTerminology}}
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• Aparajita
  ...fests]] from the [[womb of the earth]] with the help of the [[absolute]] [[earth element]]. ...ation]] of [[Goddess Aparajita]] is for the [[sake]] of [[souls]] on the [[Earth]].
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• Hou Tu 后土
  ...uring the later Former Han period 前漢 (206 BCE-8 CE) the [[altar]] of the [[earth]] was erected in the environment of the {{Wiki|capital}}, mainly in the {{W ...四御. As an assistant, Hou Tu was equipped with a rope used to survey the [[earth]].
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• Earth Mother Bodhisattva Dharmalakṣaṇa Introduction
  ...hisattva]] [[Homa]] {{Wiki|Ceremony}} followed by the [[empowerment]] of [[Earth Mother]] [[Bodhisattva]] Uncommon Practice and the [[teaching]] of the ''[[ ...s an Eight [[Trigram]] {{Wiki|compass}} while her left foot steps on the [[earth]] (ground).
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• Goddess Prithvi
  ...ver addressed alone. She is always to [[Dyaus]] who is the {{Wiki|male}} [[deity]] associated with the sky. She is part of the compound [[dyavaprithvi]]. Bo ...arted by Lord {{Wiki|Varuna}}. However they united [[Heaven]] fertilizes [[earth]] with [[rain]]. Other than her maternal and {{Wiki|productive}} [[characte
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• Prthvi
  [[Prithvi]] is one of several [[Sanskrit]] names for the [[Earth Mother]], more commonly known as [[Mother Bhumi Devi]]. ...own as [[Prithivi Tattwa]], the {{Wiki|essence}} of the {{Wiki|element}} [[earth]].
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• Buddhist Mudras: Sacred Hand Gestures
  ...an Buddhism]], to generate forces that invoke a particular [[Buddha]] or [[deity]]. [[File:Earth-witness.png|left|frameless|150px|]]
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• Symbolism of the five Dhyani Buddhas
  It should be noted though that many different [[forms]] of each [[deity]] [[exist]], and different [[tantras]] can have slightly different explanat ! [[Deity]] !! [[Delusion]] !! [[Enlightened]] [[Mind]]
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• Earth spirit
  The [[earth spirit]] hall ([[tuditang]]) was positioned on the {{Wiki|east}} side of th ...ist origin: the [[earth spirit]] (tudi shen), {{Wiki|being}} the local [[deity]] for the area in which the [[monastery]] was built, and
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• Di Jun 帝俊
  ...arth]] and founded kingdoms, among them Hou Ji 后稷, the {{Wiki|ancestor}} [[deity]] of the [[Zhou dynasty]] 周 (11th cent.-221 BCE) . Hou Ji invented the gr
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• Five elements
  *'''[[earth]]''' (Skt. ''[[pṛthivī]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''sa'') ...lity to serve as the ground for all [[experience]] is the [[quality]] of [[earth]]; its continuity and adaptability is [[water]]; its clarity and capacity t
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• ལྷ་
  ...lso | king Śrī-h Vikramāñka, and in names as | lit. having Vishṇu as one's deity | rarely preceding the name | a husband's brother | and | a fool, dolt | a
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• Earth
  {{Seealso|Earth element|Category:Earth element}} [[Earth]]:
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• Oracles and Mediums
  ...y [[void]]. Once in the lha-state, the [[human]] becomes a [[lha]], the [[deity]] himself. ...in the [[Western world]], through a lot of manufacturing, mining of the [[earth]] and so forth, much of the [[vitality]] of the land had been harmed, and b
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• Namkha - 2
  ...vely ), the sequence, and the shape of the [[namkha]] differing for each [[deity]] or [[yidam]]. ...placed on the practitioner's [[altar]] or [[shrine]] and an image of the [[deity]] may be placed beneath. The [[namkha]] is often accompanied in [[rites]] a
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• Zhong 重 and Li 黎 (or Zhong Li, Chong Li 重黎)
  ...g]] is also identified with the [[spirit]] [[Gou Mang 句芒]], an assistant [[deity]] helping [[Emperor]] Tai Hao 太皞 ([[Fu Xi 伏羲]]). It is also said th ...cuted by [[Zhuan Xu]] because he was unable to kill the rebellious [[water deity]] [[Gong Gong 共工]]. The historian Liang Yusheng 梁玉繩 raised [[doub
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• Avalokitesvara (Lokanat)
  ...or [[Kuan Yin Mae Daw]]... Very few in {{Wiki|Myanmar}} knew that their [[deity]] is known by different names like [[Lokanat]], [[Lokanatha]] or [[Lokabyuh ...y]], by the [[name]] of [[Lokanat]]. It is not wrong to assume that this [[deity]] was first worshipped in {{Wiki|Myanmar}} earlier as [[Avalokiteśvara]] a
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• Namkha Explained
  ...spensable support of the [[five material elements]], [[Wood]], [[Fire]], [[Earth]], Metal and [[Water]], the [[Namkha]] as a whole represents the global [[s ...n [[tantric rituals]], the [[Namkha]] becomes a [[pure land]] abode of a [[deity]] while in other [[rites]] it may act as a snare for {{Wiki|demons}}. [[Tra
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• Namkha
  ...spensable support of the [[five material elements]], [[Wood]], [[Fire]], [[Earth]], Metal and [[Water]], the [[Namkha]] as a whole represents the global [[s ...n [[tantric rituals]], the [[Namkha]] becomes a [[pure land]] abode of a [[deity]] while in other [[rites]] it may act as a snare for {{Wiki|demons}}.
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• Avatar
  ...]}} [[avatāra]] "[[descent]]") is a deliberate descent of a [[deity]] to [[Earth]], or a descent of the [[Supreme Being]] (i.e., [[Vishnu]] for {{Wiki|Vaish In {{Wiki|Sikhism}}, an [[avatar]] is a deliberate descent of a [[soul]] to [[earth]] in any [[form]]. {{Wiki|Guru Granth Sahib}} believes in the [[existence]]
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• Inari’s Messenger is the Fox
  ...pan}}, closely associated with {{Wiki|fertility}} (the {{Wiki|pregnant}} [[earth]]) and with sustaining [[life]]. [[Inari]] and [[Inari]]'s {{Wiki|foxes}} m [[Inari]] [[稲荷]] (also written [[Oinari]]). The [[deity]] of {{Wiki|rice}} and a major [[Shinto]] [[kami]]. Closely associated with
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• Phra Mae Thorani
  ...[[Lao language]] names for the [[Khmer language]] [[Preah Thorani]], an [[earth goddess]] of the [[Buddhist mythology]] of the region. She is also known as ...of "[[dharaṇī]]", a loanword from [[Pali]] and [[Sanskrit]] for ground, [[earth]] and [[Phra]], from the [[Pali]] 'Vara' and the [[Thai]] 'Mae' (mother).
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• Pan Gu 盤古
  ...where it is said that the [[body]] of Pan Gu constitutes [[Heaven]] and [[Earth]]. In the Xuanzhongji 玄中記, that is included in the story collection G ...{Wiki|increasing}} height of [[Heaven]] and the growing thickness of the [[earth]], Pan Gu's [[body]] likewise became larger and larger. His {{Wiki|head}} a
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• The Second Bardo
  ...the softer light of the [[Deva-Loka]], which has dawned along with this [[deity]]. This is still a fairly attractive [[fate]], for the [[Devas]] are the [[ ...f he specifically reacts with ANGER from having indulged in this vice on [[earth]], he will recoil from the light in {{Wiki|fear}} and be drawn into [[hell]
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• Revealed Treasure tradition
  The [[iconography]] of the [[deity]] figures of [[Revealed Treasure]] can be divided into four categories: [3] completely new [[deity]] figures most often based on the figure of [[Padmasambhava]], and
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• Nü Wa 女媧
  ...[[birth]] to ten [[deities]] that were to take care for all parts of the [[earth]]. She thereupon ascended to [[Heaven]] where she was allowed to [[repose]]
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• Śakra
  ...texts]], [[Śakra]] is the proper [[name]] and not an [[Epithet]] of this [[deity]]; conversely, [[Indra]] in [[Sanskrit]] and [[Indra]] in [[Pali]] are some ...iki|mortal}}. When one [[Śakra]] [[dies]], his place is taken by another [[deity]] who becomes the new [[Śakra]]. [[Buddhist]] stories about [[Śakra]] ({{
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• DOKPA VISUALIZATION
  In one approach, you [[visualize]] yourself as the [[yidam deity]], and the five fingers of your right hand are the [[five male buddhas]], a ...o be the [[earth]] and the left to be the sky. When the sky claps on the [[earth]], all [[three realms of existence]] of [[samsara]] disappear.
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• The Jambhala or Wealth Deity Practice
  ...od]] Practice, Mountain [[God]] Practice and so forth are all [[wealth]] [[deity]] practices. Question: When [[cultivating]] the [[wealth]] [[deity]] practices, what are the pre-requisites to achieving [[yogic]] response?
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• Śakra (Buddhism)
  ...] texts, [[Śakra]] is the proper [[name]] and not an [[epithet]] of this [[deity]]; conversely, {{Wiki|Indra}} in {{Wiki|Sanskrit}} and [[Inda]] in [[Pali]] ...iki|mortal}}. When one [[Śakra]] [[dies]], his place is taken by another [[deity]] who becomes the new [[Śakra]]. [[Buddhist]] stories about [[Śakra]] ({{
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• Higher Realms
  ...[[view]], [[Brahma]] is the [[Intelligence]] that can be compared to the [[deity]] of the {{Wiki|western religions}}, but he does not have that role in [[Bu ...Palace. This was the first occasion in [[Tibet]] in which a [[worldly]] [[deity]] was summoned into the [[body]] of a [[human being]], . . . ." ~ Tibet
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• What is a Tibetan Buddhist Mandala?
  ...and then emptied into a [[body]] of [[water]] as a [[blessing]] for the [[earth]] and all [[sentient beings]]. ...], as many as 700 [[deities]] crowd the [[thangka]], with the [[Kalachakra deity]], a [[symbol]] of time, at the center.
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• Akshobhyavajra
  [[Akshobhya Vajra]] (Tibetan: [[dor je mi drug pa kyi khor]]): the Nine Deity Vajra Akshobhya Mandala in [[sambhogakaya]] form according to the tradition ...ul in appearance, light blue in colour, the right hand in the [[mudra]] of earth touching extends across the knee. The left hand placed in the lap in the [[
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• Nagas & Naga Kanyas, Serpent Spirits of the Underworld
  ...h with many heads, which populated {{Wiki|Patala}}, the region below the [[earth]]. This subterranean [[realm]] is rich in [[treasures]], with [[beautiful] ...rpents of the laborer [[caste]]. As bracelets, armlets and anklets, the [[deity]] wears encircling wreathes of small black {{Wiki|snakes}}, which represent
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• Peacocks
  ...at [[peacock]] feathers should be used if possible. Why is this? What on [[earth]] could connect [[amṛita]] and [[peacock]] feathers? The answer, once aga ...may be found in the {{Wiki|iconography}} of the [[Vajrayāna]] [[protector deity]] [[Yamāntaka]].
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• Adi Buddha a Buddhist deity
  [[Adi Buddha]] a [[Buddhist]] [[deity]], also referred to as [[Adinath]] ([[God]], [[Creator]], [[First Saviour]] ...], [[Saraswati]], the {{Wiki|moon}}, the {{Wiki|sun}}, the [[wind]], the [[earth]], and the ocean.
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• Torma of the Paro Valley
  ...ands a figurine for the [[good luck]] of all {{Wiki|holy}} owners of the [[earth]], the [[Shibdag]]. Next to this, another general figurine is to represent ...his figurine represent the [[cosmos]] with its three levels: [[heaven]], [[earth]] and the {{Wiki|underworld}}. All of these should be cleansed of [[conscio
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• Mandala of Akshobhya Buddha
  ...hya]], [[Vajra]] ([[Tibetan]]: [[dor je mi drug pa kyi khor]]): the [[Nine Deity Vajra Akshobhya Mandala]] in [[sambhogakaya]] [[form]] according to the [[t ...], [[light blue]] in {{Wiki|colour}}, the right hand in the [[mudra]] of [[earth]] [[touching]] extends across the knee. The left hand placed in the lap in
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• Jangchub Sengge
  ...r]] ([[mgar]]). [[Jangchub Sengge]] further is said to have employed the [[deity]] as messenger allowing him to maintain [[contact]] with his [[disciples]] [[Jangchub Sengge]] passed into [[nirvana]] in 1439, the year of [[earth-sheep]] in the seventh {{Wiki|sexagenary cycle}}, at the age of about sixty
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• Breaking Promises to Nagas
  ...[[beings]] typically associated with [[water]], and to a lesser extent, [[earth]], where in the [[latter]] case they bear some relationship with [[trees]]. ...ion of -- or subscribing to -- the {{Wiki|ancient}} promises made by the [[deity]] on your behalf.
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• Yeshe Tsogyal : “Listen, faithful Tibetans ! “
  ...r, the outer [[elements]]. Her [[physical]] remains will disappear into [[earth]] and stone.” ...ed in the [[practice of Vajrakilaya]] and [[experienced]] [[visions of the deity]] and gained [[accomplishment]]. In [[Nepal]], she paid a ransom for [[Acha
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• Akshobya Vajra
  [[Akshobhya Vajra]] ([[Tibetan]]: [[dor je mi drug pa kyi khor]]): the [[Nine Deity Vajra Akshobhya Mandala]] in [[sambhogakaya]] [[form]] according to the [[t ...], [[light blue]] in {{Wiki|colour}}, the right hand in the [[mudra]] of [[earth]] [[touching]] extends across the knee. The left hand placed in the lap in
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• Sacred Mount Kailash
  ...ul]] [[tantric]] [[deity]] [[Chakrasamvara]] (Tib. Palkhorlo Dompa), the [[deity]] with four with faces and twelve hands. [[Tantric]] practitioners of [[Bud ...[[Mount Kailash]], because it was the coldest and the [[highest]] on the [[earth]]. In the [[Hindu]] creation story, {{Wiki|snakes}} are [[water element]] a
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• Use of a Buddhist Mala by Gyatrul Rinpoche
  ...now Lion]]) he explains about the use of the [[mala]] in the practice of [[deity yoga]]. This excerpt can be found on the [[Snow Lion]] website. ...or fruit, and {{Wiki|inferior}} type of [[mala]] is made from [[wood]], [[earth]], stone or [[medicine]].”
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• Namkha Sacred Form Of Yarn
  For certain [[tantric]] {{Wiki|ceremonies}}, the [[Namkha]] is a [[deity’s]] [[pure land]] abode while in other [[rites]] it may serve as a snare ...respectively), the order, and the [[namkha]] ‘s shape varying with each [[deity]] or [[yidam]] in question.
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• Tibetan Buddhist Symbols
  ...e [[Kalachakra]] {{Wiki|seal}} is likened with [[Kalachakra]] [[meditation deity]] and is also associated with the [[Dalai Lama]]. The [[Wikipedia:Queen con ...to be one of the eight great [[deeds]] of the [[Buddha]]. He returned to [[earth]] by a special triple ladder prepared by [[Viswakarma]], the [[god]] of mac
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• Between Heaven and Earth
  ...}} far advanced than ours peopled by superhuman [[beings]] flourished on [[earth]] long before the dawn of history? That hidden communities of [[realized]] ...ntain is not only the [[highest]] point of the [[earth]], it is also the [[earth’s]] [[navel]], the point at which the creation began.”
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• The Household Butsudan
  ...ith]], it is not considered to be [[idol]] {{Wiki|worship}} of a certain [[deity]], but rather these images and [[offerings]] made sincerely should be viewe ...[honzon]] (main [[Buddha]]) of [[Shingon Buddhism]]. The main [[meditative deity]] for the [[practitioner]].
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• The Parasol in Buddhism
  ...[[umbrella]] is carried above an important [[person]] or the image of a [[deity]], to indicate that the [[person]] or [[symbol]] below the [[umbrella]] is ...[[umbrella]] is typically depicted to be above the head of an important [[deity]] as a way to [[symbolize]] that beneath the [[umbrella]] is the center of
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• Hevajra Buddha
  ...]]): [[Wrathful form of Akshobhya Buddha]]. [[Hevajra]] is an important [[deity]] adored by [[Atiyoga Tantra]] as well as [[Sakya School]]. ...is left hands contain small effigies of [[deities]]， namely [[Pṛthivī]] （[[earth]]）， {{Wiki|Varuṇa}} （[[water]]），
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• Sagaan Ubgen
  He is worshiped as a [[deity]] in what [[scholars]] have called "white [[shamanism]]", a subdivision of ...[Sagaan Ubgen]] the [[White Elder]] is the partner of [[Itügen]], [[Mother Earth]], also known as [[Etügen Eke]].
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• Devaraja
  ...r Wat]] were erected to celebrate the king's [[divine]] {{Wiki|rule}} on [[earth]]. ...s]], the {{Wiki|concept}} regarded the [[king]] as the living [[god]] on [[earth]].
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• Five Dhyani Buddhas – Embodiment of the Five Aggregates
  [[Deity]]: [[Five Dhyani Buddhas]] (English) [[Deity]]: [[Buddha Shakyamuni]] ([[Sanskrit]])
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• Buddha lochana
  ...[Mamaki]], [[Pandara]] and [[Tara]] represent the [[four elements]] i.e. [[earth]], [[water]], [[fire]] and [[air]]. The special [[characteristic]] of this [[deity]] is that those {{Wiki|devotees}} engrossed in [[delusion]] acquire [[all p
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• Hou Yi 后羿
  ...lled by Yi. Yi was not a "minister" of [[Emperor]] Yao but an autonomous [[deity]] that was in the course of [[time]] downgraded to a superhuman [[hero]]. T ...[[died]] in Taopou 桃棓 and was in old times presented [[offerings]] as a [[deity]] averting natural disasters.
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• The Mystery of the Dual System of Vajrayana Chakras
  ...iological}} [[makeup]] as our [[form]] and function span the gamut, from [[earth]] to sky. The [[stupa]] or [[sacred]] reliquary, found ...talling these [[elements]] in the [[chakras]] via {{Wiki|color}}, shape, [[deity]], [[seed syllable]], and so on. We are fusing a {{Wiki|biological}} stack,
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• Daka
  ...visitor today. Rather, the term is used in reference to a [[yaksha]] or [[earth spirit]] (properly in Tib. [[yidak]]) that "is a {{Wiki|dwarf}} who moves o [[Vajradaka]] (Tib. [[Dorje Khadro]]) is a fierce and [[wrathful]] [[deity]] invoked in a [[ritual]] for purifying negative [[actions]].
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• Five female buddhas
  ...consort]] of [[Akshobhya]], who represents the [[purity]] of the [[element earth]] ...(father mother) [[Mandala]] are [[meditation]] tools, the {{Wiki|male}} [[deity]] representing [[compassion]], the {{Wiki|female}} representing [[wisdom]]
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• Yunü 玉女
  ...to legend a daughter of the {{Wiki|Jade Emperor}} 玉皇, a {{Wiki|Daoist}} [[deity]]. She created nature and mankind. ...asleep. The Jade Girl thereupon beseeched her father to send her down to [[earth]] to support Pan Gu, but he continued refusing help. She so secretly slippe
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• Namgyalma
  THE NAMGYALMA [[Deity]] [[Namgyalma]] is a [[deity]] for long [[life]] and [[purification]]. Her [[mantra]] has [[infinite]] b
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• Deities and enlightened teachers
  ...in [[appearance]], he is adorned with the 13 ornaments of a [[peaceful]] [[deity]]. His right hand is extended across his knee and holds the [[yungdrung]] ( ...color}} and is adorned with the 13 beautiful ornaments of a [[peaceful]] [[deity]]: a {{Wiki|crown}}, earrings, three necklaces (short, {{Wiki|medium}}, and
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• Hevajra Dharmalakṣaṇa Brief Introduction
  ...[[Hevajra]] holds in his sixteen hands are: a [[white elephant]], a yellow-earth [[deva]], a cyan [[horse]], a white-water [[god]], a [[red]] {{Wiki|donkey} in charge of the {{Wiki|sun}}, the [[moon]], the [[heaven]] and the [[earth]]
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• Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta
  ...of [[Dhamma]] that cannot be stopped by [[priest]] or [[contemplative]], [[deity]], [[Mara]], or [[God]] or anyone at all in the [[cosmos]]."
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• Manjushri (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity) - Arapachana
  {{Wiki|Classification}}: [[Deity]] ...a [[lama]] wearing [[monastic robes]] and a [[pandita hat]] performs the [[earth witness]] [[mudra]] with the right hand and the [[mudra]] of [[blessing]] h
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• Garuda a bird creature
  A [[Deity]] of [[protection]] [[Deity]] of [[protection]]
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• Buddha Akshobhya (Tib: Mitrugpa)
  ==[[Deity Introduction]]== ...ness and strength; his right hand making the [[bhumisparsha mudra]], the [[earth-touching gesture]], denotes unshakability; while his left hand rests on his
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• Local Deities
  ...deities]] reaches back into prehistoric times. The earliest known local [[deity]] is [[Gou Long]] [[句龍]], a son of [[Gong Gong]] [[共工]], who accord ...the [[Earth]] was called [[Hou Tu]] [[后土]] "[[Lord]]/[[Goddess]] of the [[Earth]]".
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• Earth Lords Tables
  What follows are four separate tables that list the positions for the [[earth lords]], one each for years, months, days, and double hours. Each table is To used these tables to plot the positions of the [[earth lords]] for the current year, take the [[animal]] for that
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• Mahamaya-tantra
  ...agic]]", "phantasmagoria", "[[illusion]]", "[[dream]]") is a [[deva]] or [[deity]] in [[Indian]] [[religions]]. ...hāmāyā]], [[Māyā]] or [[Maya]], is also a force and/or the [[principal]] [[deity]] who creates, perpetuates and governs the phantasmagoria, [[illusion]] and
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• The Tibetan Book of the Dead and NDEs
  ...nction for him to [[meditate]] on his "[[Wikipedia:tutelary deity|tutelary deity]]", that is, the particular [[god]] for whom he performed devotional practi ...the softer light of the [[Deva-Loka]], which has dawned along with this [[deity]]. This is still a fairly attractive [[fate]], for the [[Devas]] are the [[
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• Buddhist Worldly Protector: Dorje Legpa
  ...a]], the [[king]] of the [[tsen]] [[spirits]], and [[ruler over heaven and earth]] in the [[western]] [[direction]]. In one telling of his immediately prece ...of [[space]]." And so he apparently was, though no specific subjugating [[deity]] is mentioned in this account.
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• Phurpa
  ...scendental]] [[wisdoms]] of the [[Buddha]]. This is possible because the [[deity]] [[Vajrakilaya]] is closely [[embodied]] into the [[Phurpa]] after [[conse ...[manifestation]] of [[Vajrakilaya]]. We can plunge the [[kila]] into the [[earth]] to invoke its effectiveness, or wrap it with a blue cloth or khatag for t
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• Lunar eclipse
  ...ewed as an indicator that a momentous happening is about to occur on the [[earth]]. We find numerous examples in [[mythology]], legend and {{Wiki|history}} ...the rays of [[light]] coming from the {{Wiki|sun}} that make it past the [[earth]] get to shine on the moon's surface. These are filtered through our {{Wik
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• Definition of Mara
  The [[earth]] shook and [[Mara]] and his followers fled to their [[heavens]]. He is a very powerful [[deity]] and obstruct whoever tries to gain [[enlightenment]] or attain [[liberati
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• Goddess Tara
  ...n [[Hindu]] [[Mythology]]. [[Tara]] governs the {{Wiki|Underworld}}, the [[Earth]] and the [[Heavens]], [[birth]], [[death]] and regeneration, [[love]] and Latin: Terra, Mother Earth.
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• Ishtadevata
  ...ree Roots]] and is also the key [[element]] of [[Deity Yoga]] since the '[[deity]]' in the [[yoga]] is the [[Ishta-deva]]. ...g]]). It is defined by V. S. Apte as "a [[favorite god]], one's [[tutelary deity]]." Though this term is used in many popular [[books]] on [[Buddhist Tantr
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• Kuzuryū
  ...[[dragon]]?), or Kuzuryūshin (九頭龍神 nine-headed [[dragon]] [[god]]?) is a [[deity]] that appears in {{Wiki|folklore}} and {{Wiki|legends}} of various parts o ...k door to a {{Wiki|cave}} torn off by another [[god]], and flung down to [[earth]]. The thrown door became Mount Togakushi, and [[Kuzuryū]] became a nearby
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• THE DEITY PRINCIPLE AND THE AGE OF TARA
  THE DEITY PRINCIPLE AND THE AGE OF TARA Very briefly, I’m {{Wiki|speaking}} about the [[deity]] [[principle]] for those of you who are participating the 21-day [[Tara]]
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• Arapachana Manjushri
  ...a Tradition]] and the {{Wiki|holy}} location of the large patch of white [[earth]] at the place known as '[[sakya]].' Later, [[Jowo Atisha]] also made predi ...im]]) practices used to accompany the [[Generation Stage]] ([[kye rim]]) [[Deity Yoga]]. [[Perfection Stage]] techniques were generally a unique practice an
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• Sang Practice – Basic Principles
  ...st teachings]]. When [[Guru Rinpoche]] came to [[Tibet]], he conducted the earth-taming practice to prepare the ground for the construction of the [[temple] ...] of making dough moulds of various kinds. He also introduced the use of [[deity]], [[mantra]], [[mudra]] and [[samadhi]] to bless the [[offerings]], so tha
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• Chandra the Lunar Deity
  '''[[Chandra]]''' ([[Sanskrit]] [[चन्द्र ]]lit. “shining”) is a [[lunar deity]] in {{Wiki|Hinduism}}. [[Chandra]] is also identified with the {{Wiki|Vedic}} [[Lunar]] {{Wiki|deity}} {{Wiki|Soma}} (lit. “juice”).
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• Buddhist 'Iron Man' found by Nazis is confirmed to be extraterrestrial
  ...item may be the only known [[human]] figure carved into a rock fallen to [[Earth]], other meteorites have also been used by many [[religions]] across the [[ ==[[Buddhist]] Deity==
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• The Feminine Spirit in Buddhism
  ...h being [[non-theistic]] it does not have a presiding {{Wiki|masculine}} [[deity]]), various [[traditions]] of [[Buddhism]] have within their [[cosmology]] ...Wiki|ancient}} {{Wiki|matriarchal}} figures presiding over creation, the [[earth]], {{Wiki|fertility}} and [[birth]]; she guards the [[souls]] of the new bo
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• The Dharmakaya and Emptiness
  ...lly [[mind]] is [[pure]]. It is like {{Wiki|gold}} that is hidden in the [[earth]] as ore. As we practice our negative [[thoughts]] will occur less and even ...ious teachings are like a finger pointing to the [[moon]]. At the end of [[deity]] [[meditations]], one dissolves the [[meditation]] into [[emptiness]].
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• Preparation for Natural Disasters
  ...le’s disturbed [[minds]]. According to [[Buddhism]], the [[elements]] of [[earth]], [[water]], [[fire]] and [[air]] that constitute the [[phenomenal world]] ...fferings]] and [[take refuge]] in the [[Bodhisattva]] of [[great mind]], [[Earth]] [[Essence]] [[Bodhisattva]] ([[Ksitigarbha]])”
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• Iṣṭha-devatā
  ...a:tutelary deity|tutelary deity]], [[meditation deity]], or [[meditational deity]]. ...ree Roots]] and is also the key [[element]] of [[Deity Yoga]] since the '[[deity]]' in the [[yoga]] is the [[Ishta-deva]].
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• Indra
  [[Indra]] is the [[principal]] [[deity]] of the {{Wiki|Rig Veda}}. Most of the hymns in this primary text of [[Hin [[Indra]] (इन्‍द्र): [[King]] of the [[Gods]]. The chief [[deity]] of the {{Wiki|Rigveda}}, the [[god]] of weather and [[war]] as well as [[
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• BECOMING THE DEITY
  The [[yidam deity]] is ostensibly the term attributed to a [[tantric deity]] upon whom one focuses with the [[objective]] of evolving oneself to that ...in the [[highest]] version of one’s [[self]] during our time upon [[mother earth]] is the {{Wiki|perfect}} starting point. Bringing the heart-filled full-bo
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• Goddess Religion-Serpent
  " Since the very Beginning OF TIME..ON EVERY CONTINENT of the [[Earth]] where [[humanity]] has worshiped DIVINITY THE SERPENT/DRAGON/NAGA has be ...n}} is a sign of never dying, and is used throughout the {{Wiki|planet}} [[earth]]". He said.
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• HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR STATUE FOR YOUR BUDDHIST PRACTISE? ADVISES TO CHOOSE YOUR STATUE. CHOOSE WELL YOUR STATUE.
  Practice - Which [[deity]] to choose? ...itation practices]]: through the statue and the [[visualization]] of the [[deity]], you can practice various exercises to find [[inner peace]].
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• Pancha Mahabhutas: The Five Great Elements of Life
  Related [[Deity]] [[Forms]]: the [[divine]] as [[Universal Consciousness]] or the Unified F Related [[Deity Forms]]: [[Hanuman]], {{Wiki|Vayu}}, {{Wiki|Mercury}}
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• Explanation of the Kalachakra mandala
  ...residing in this palace are 722 [[manifestations]] of the [[Kalachakra]] [[deity]]. These serve to bless the 722 [[chakras]] and channels of the initiate an ...ace and its grounds are the [[protective]] forces of the [[5 Elements]]: [[Earth]], [[Water]], [[Fire]], [[Wind]] and [[Space]]. The outermost circle of the
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• Puja Symbolism
  ...he {{Wiki|planets}} or ‘[[grahas]]’. The [[flower]] that we offer to the [[deity]] stands for the good that has blossomed in us. The {{Wiki|fruits}} [[offer ...t) alone is also used to [[symbolize]] ‘God/dess’. While worshipping any [[deity]], a coconut is almost always [[offered]] along with [[flowers]] and [[ince
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• 8. Moggallana's Previous Lives
  ...allana]] the [[king]] of their foes, the Supannas ([[mythical]] birds of [[deity]] status) (J. 545). ...8). But another [[time]], when [[Sariputta]] and [[Moggallana]] lived on [[earth]], they were stingy merchants who had buried much [[money]]. After [[death]
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• In Sanskrit kinnara refers to the inhabitants of the Kinnara planet
  ...t]] [[monks]] claim that the [[Taoist]] [[deity]] [[Zao Jun]], a [[Kitchen deity]]; [[kitchen God]], is in fact a [[Kinnara]]. In [[India]] and its [[Hindu] ...[[Kimpurusha]] is one of the nine [[khandas]] (portions) into which the [[earth]] is divided, described as the region between the [[mountains]] [[Himachala
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• Symbolic details of the Kālacakra calendar
  |[[Wikipedia:Rohini Devi|Rohiṇī]]|| [[snar ma]]|| [[Earth]] |Anurādhā || lha mtshams|| [[Earth]]
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• The Kalachakra Initiation Explained
  The [[student]], by generating himself (or herself) as the [[deity]], is introduced to new [[mental]] patterns which help him to abandon old, ...sits to give the [[initiation]] and the [[altar]] to the [[Kalachakra]] [[deity]] contains elaborate [[offerings]] and [[ritual]] [[objects]]. Large {{Wiki
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• Goddess of Compassion - One Who Saves
  ...n [[Hindu]] [[Mythology]]. [[Tara]] governs the {{Wiki|Underworld}}, the [[Earth]] and the [[Heavens]], [[birth]], [[death]] and regeneration, [[love]] and '''Latin''': Terra, {{Wiki|Mother Earth}}<br/>
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• Who is Buddhist deity, Hevajra
  ...ort]] of [[Hevajra]]. He is considered as the [[principal]] [[meditational deity]] of the Annuttarayoga {{Wiki|classification}} in [[Tantric Buddhism]]. [[N As described in the [[Hevajra Tantra]], the [[Buddhist deity]] [[Hevajra]] has four [[forms]] and it is similar to the [[forms]] describ
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