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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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• The meaning of mudra
  From the little finger to the thumb, each represents [[earth]], [[water]], [[fire]], [[wind]], and [[space]], respectively. ...ms [[hand gestures]] ([[mudra]]), we form the [[mudra]] of our principal [[deity]].
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• Mathura
  ...Wiki|archaic}} [[Mathuran]] sculptural [[representation]] of [[Yaksas]] ([[earth]] [[divinities]]) have been dated to the 1st century BC. Even these [[Yaksa ...ided no adequate model for an {{Wiki|aristocratic}} and wholly [[human]] [[deity]]" (Boardman).
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• Nicholas Roerich, Song of Shambhala: Thang-La (1943)
  ...e headquarters of the [[Great White Lodge]], is a physical location on our earth, albeit one which can only be penetrated by a worthy aspirant. ...Sanat Kumara, dwells as the highest [[avatar]] of the Planetary Logos of [[Earth]], and is said to be an expression of the Will of God. Nicholas and Helena
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• Crucial Advice: A Complete Set of Instructions for the Bardos
  And the dissolution of [[earth]], [[water]], [[fire]], [[wind]] and [[space]]. [[Earth]], [[water]], [[fire]], [[wind]] and [[consciousness]] dissolve into [[spac
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• Five Buddha Families: Dhyani Buddhas
  ...] have the [[peaceful]] white [[form]] of [[Vairocana]] as their central [[deity]]. Many of the later [[anuttarayogatantras]] of the [[semi-wrathful]] blue ...l-pervading [[wisdom]] (or [[mirror-like wisdom]]). His [[mudra]] is the [[earth-touching]] gesture ([[bhumyakramana]]). His [[seed syllable]] is a blue [[H
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• Vasudhara in art :Goddess of prosperity
  ...e [[Kathmandu valley]] in Nepal.In this region she is a common household [[deity]] and it is believed that her {{Wiki|worship}} brings [[wealth]] and stabil ...rmed and single faced, she has a golden hued [[body]], representing the [[earth element]], [[Ratnasambhava]] in her {{Wiki|crown}}, sometimes two [[eyes]]
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• Akṣobhya Homage
  Homage to the [[Deity]]! Your {{Wiki|legs}} are crossed, and hands are poised in the [[earth-touching mudrā]] and gesture of [[equanimity]].
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• Hevajra by Sonal Patel
  ...]], who are [[emanations]] of [[Nairatma]], occur below the central paired-deity. Above the pair, [[teachers]] and [[deities]] of the [[Nyingma tradition]] ...to the other. The middle section predominantly portrays the central paired-deity of [[Hevajra]] and his [[Prajna]], [[Nairatmya]]. The lower portion contain
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• The structure of the painted Mandala
  ...accedes to the [[powers]] of the mandala.6 A [[king]] {{Wiki|rules}} the [[earth]] and its inhabitants; the [[Buddhist]] hierarch {{Wiki|rules}} himself and ...e early stages of [[temple]] building, this [[mandala]] is etched on the [[earth]]. The square is oriented to the four [[cardinal points]] of the {{Wiki|com
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• Kālacakra maṇḍala size
  ...00,000 [[yojanas]] in {{Wiki|diameter}}; and above that a yellow disk of [[earth]], also known as the great golden ground, 100,000 [[yojanas]] in {{Wiki|dia ...and from these extensions material rises up to encircle the disk of the [[earth]] and be level with it.
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• The Tree of Enlightenment: An Introduction to the Major Traditions of Buddhism - Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Vajrayana Initiation
  ...inkling' or 'watering'--specifically, sprinkling [[water]] on an area of [[earth]], such as a field. ...nto the [[sacred]] [[universe]] of the [[Wikipedia:tutelary deity|tutelary deity]] of one of these classes of [[tantra]]. The [[kriya]] class refers to a gr
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• Chakra: Muladhara
  The [[deity]] [[Indra]] is associated with [[Muladhara]]. In these depictions, he is [[ It is associated with the [[element of earth]], the [[sense of smell]], and the [[action]] of {{Wiki|excretion}}.
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• Ishta-deva
  ...ree Roots]] and is also the key [[element]] of [[Deity Yoga]] since the '[[deity]]' in the [[yoga]] is the [[Ishta-deva]]. ...[[deity]]; but, where the [[Hindus]] take the [[Istadeva]] for an actual [[deity]] who has been invited to dwell in the devotee's [[heart]], the [[Yidams]]
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• The Doctrines of Buddhism
  ...ciple of enlightenment. They believed that many buddhas exist, not on this earth but in "pure lands" into which sentient beings endowed with merit and wisdo ...sually focused on a deity who embodies the qualities of enlightenment. The deity is often depicted at the centre of a symmetrical design called a mandala.
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• Drala
  ==‘[[Dralha]]’ connects it to [[lha]], ‘[[deity]]’.== ...ity of the enemy]]', a term which has been interpreted to mean a [[warrior deity]] whose task is to fight one's enemies. [...]
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• Simhamukha Heart Mantra
  ...of TBS! She is the [[guru]] of [[Padmasambhava]] as well as his [[personal deity]] and [[dharma protector]]. Therefore, Simhamukha’s power is [[infinite]] How is it that [[Simhamukha]] is [[Padmasambhava’s]] [[guru]], [[personal deity]], and [[dharma protector]]? At one time [[Patriarch]] [[Padmasambhava]] wa
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• Mandara
  ...amilies being arrayed symmetrically to the right and left of the [[central deity]]. [[betsubu mandara]] [[別部曼荼羅]], and a [[mandara]] centered on a [[single deity]] and relatively small in scale is called a *[[besson mandara]] [[別尊曼
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• Gonggar Choide Monastery
  ...lt in 1464, belongs to the Zung branch of the [[Sakyapa]] (meaning "grey [[Earth]]") school of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. It is 400 metres (1,300 ft) {{Wiki|sout ...[[Deity]] [[Manjusri]], (Rigs gsum rig gtad), (gZa' yum skar yum), nine [[Deity]] [[Amitayus]], Vidharana in [[Virupa]]'s [[tradition]], Sarvavid [[Vairoca
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• REVEALING ONE’S INNATE, SHINING ‘VAJRA’ FACE: YIDAM DEITY YOGA. Part II of the Five-fold Mahāmudrā path (Garchen Rinpoche teachings
  ...fore [[ordinary beings]] to be tamed: I pray to the guru—the [[exalted]] [[deity]]!” ...[[subjects]] will not [[gather]]. Thus, earnestly strive for the [[yidam deity]] [[body]]!”
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• True Buddha Dharma-character Treasury – Simhamukha
  ...of TBS! She is the [[guru]] of [[Padmasambhava]] as well as his [[personal deity]] and [[dharma protector]]. Therefore, Simhamukha’s power is [[infinite]] How is it that [[Simhamukha]] is [[Padmasambhava’s]] [[guru]], [[personal deity]], and [[dharma protector]]? At one time [[Patriarch]] [[Padmasambhava]] wa
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• Dvarapala
  ...formidable looking ‘gate-keepers’ and guards in service of the presiding [[deity]] of the [[temple]]. They are the servants and the [[protectors]] of their ...with particular reference to the [[attributes]] and disposition of the [[deity]] to be installed in the [[temple]] , do make a mention of the [[nature]]
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• The Pre-Buddhist Religion of Tibet
  ...[war]]. He is against all that is. If a man builds a house made from the [[earth]], Black [[Hell]] angers the [[Nagas]] and the [[Klu]] [[gods]] of the unde ...[Wheels]] come from the [[five elements]] ([[water]], [[air]], [[fire]], [[earth]], and [[space]]) and that produces six eggs of six different colors.
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• True Buddha Dharma-character Treasury - Simhamukha
  ...imhamukha]] is the [[guru]] of [[Padmasambhava]] as well as his [[personal deity]] and [[dharma protector]], her power is [[infinite]]. How is it that [[Simhamukha]] is [[Padmasambhava's]] [[guru]], [[personal deity]], and [[dharma protector]]?
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• Ancient vedic text and extraterrestrials in Europe!
  ““The illustrious [[deity]] (shiva)sped forth, and his shaft (the pashupata weapon) which represented ...n another {{Wiki|planetary}} [[loka]] called Atal whilst {{Wiki|planet}} [[Earth]] is known as [[Bhuloka]]. These [[Loka]] sometimes represent [[physical]]
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• Elemental Astrology
  ...hese three [[symbols]] with the [[five elements]] of [[Wood]], [[Fire]], [[Earth]], Metal and [[Water]], is the framework for [[astrological]] calculations. ...time]] and the three [[world]] of [[existence]]. In this [[respect]] the [[deity]] is analogous to [[Kalachakra]] in [[Buddhism]].
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• Noble Stack of Auspiciousness
  In the {{Wiki|past}}, on this mighty [[earth]] when the [[lifespan]] of man was a thousand years long, with the [[body]] ...the five [[auspicious]] [[elements]] surrounded by [[fire]], [[water]], [[earth]] and [[air]];
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• Begtse
  ...tened]]. Other schools believe him to be a lower [[protector]] - [[Worldly Deity]]. ...he main [[protector]] associated with the [[Hayagriva]] cycle of [[Tantric Deity]] [[Meditation practice]].
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• Malas - prayer beads
  ...ing]] others, as it is believed the [[mala]] absorbs great power through [[deity]] [[mantra]] practice. ...te an emphasis on [[seeing]] as the [[principal]] way of engaging with a [[deity]] and the '[[evil]] [[eye]]' is prevented from affecting a hidden [[mala]].
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• Death and the Tree of Life
  ...long way." A point is reached where those who have not lived rightly on [[earth]] take the "wrong trail," while those whose [[lives]] were upright go forwa ...cceptance]] of the fact of [[human]] [[rebirth]] or [[reincarnation]] on [[earth]] is {{Wiki|pervasive}} and shapes their {{Wiki|conception}} of [[death]].
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• The Oral Tradition from Zhang Zhung
  ...[[transcendental]] and transmundane. The [[transmission]] occurs not on [[earth]], nor in time and history, but under the {{Wiki|light}} of {{Wiki|eternity ...f [[Tönpa Shenrab]] before he descended from above and [[incarnated]] on [[earth]] as the savior and world-teacher ([[stonpa]]).
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• A Journey to Tibet's Lost Paradise
  ...tic-and often fatal-search for a numinous waterfall in the depths of the [[earth's]] deepest chasm. As the author concluded, [[Shinje Chogyal]] the [[Lord ...ive [[sanctuary]] that their texts describe as "a [[celestial realm]] on [[earth]]:' The Falls of the {{Wiki|Tsangpo}}, one of several portals into this mys
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• Wealth Vase
  ...f [[pujas]] which [[empower]] the Vases. He [[meditates]] himself as the [[deity]]. He holds a [[Vajra]] with a [[red]] thread tied to it which encircles th ..., the [[Northern King]], [[Nor Gyun-Ma]], [[Sadag Wangchen]], the mighty [[earth protector]] and the great [[Naga kings]]. Residing over these [[deities]] i
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• Manasa
  ...eating havoc on [[earth]] and [[Lord]] [[Brahma]] made her the presiding [[deity]] of {{Wiki|snakes}}. It is believed that [[Lord]] {{Wiki|Krishna}} granted
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• One hundred protective chakras. Ceremony
  ...there is this [[chakra]] of the three heart-entities "The [[chakra of the deity]], which is beneficial, even if something was done initially." (7) "[[earth chakra]]", which is tied for a [[person]] born in the year of the bird and
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• Dipankara
  ...ra]]) one of the [[Buddhas]] of the {{Wiki|past}}, said to have lived on [[Earth]] one hundred thousand years. ...b]] one of the [[Buddhas]] of the {{Wiki|past}}, said to have lived on [[Earth]] one hundred thousand years.
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• Mandala – a portrayal of truth and the celebration of life
  ...erally means “circle” or “round”. The {{Wiki|Sun}}, the [[Moon]] and the [[Earth]] are round, thus they are called [[Surya]] [[Mandala]], [[Chandra]] [[Mand ...Mandala]] and it is [[recognized]] according to the placement of central [[deity]] i.e. if the [[Vasundharā]] is placed at the centre, it is called the [[V
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• Black Jambhala
  ...an. [[Jambhala]], Black ([[Tibetan]]: dzam bha la, nag po), a [[wealth]] [[deity]] popularized in [[Tibet]] by [[Bari Lotsawa]] (b.1040) and the [[Kashmiri] ...are a number of different [[forms]] and [[traditions]] of the [[wealth]] [[deity]] [[Jambhala]]. He is found in five principal colours: yellow, black, white
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• Founders by Julia Hardy
  ...he [[attained enlightenment]]. During the night, [[Mara]], the tempter, [[deity]] of [[desire]], appeared and put him through many trials. ...]], the [[Buddha]] touched the [[earth]] as his {{Wiki|witness}} and the [[earth]] trembled.
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• Gun 鯀
  ...rse]]. The Shanhaijing renders the following story: Once Gun stealt some [[earth]] belonging to the [[Celestial]] [[Emperor]] 天帝 in [[order]] to repair
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• Basics of tantra esoteric tibetan buddhism
  ...mos]]. According to the [[Esoteric Buddhism]], the [[six elements]], the [[earth]], [[water]], [[fire]], [[wind]], [[air]] and {{Wiki|ether}} ( [[consciousn ...ough to not use any coarse and foul [[language]], for he must recite the [[deity's]] [[true teaching]]: it is not enough to entertain no wicked [[ideas]], f
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• Magnetizing activity – What is it? how to practise it?
  ...ature of [[Secret Mantra Vajrayana]] is to establish the [[body]] as the [[deity]], to recite the [[mantra]] with the {{Wiki|speech}}, and with [[mind]] to First when we said that we [[meditate]] on the [[body]] as the [[deity]], ‘[[deity]]’ refers to all the [[deities]] of the four levels of [[Tantra]], which
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• Teaching relating to the Transmission of the Guru Rinpoche Prayer
  ...]], one should remember, that it is not enough to only [[visualize]] the [[deity]]. ...ur practice. Our [[minds]], the [[nature]] of the [[Guru]] and the [[yidam deity]] will become closer and closer. This is the significance of performing the
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• Shambhala in the Kalki Purana
  ...cribes the onset and exponential increase of [[evil]] and [[sin]] on the [[earth]] during the [[Kali Yuga]], and the [[life]] of [[Kalki]], who is said to b ...nd [[avatāra]], meaning 'descent'). [[God]] [[Vishnu]] [[incarnates]] on [[Earth]] from [[time]] to [[time]] to eradicate [[evil]] forces, to restore the [[
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• The S'rîmad Devî Bhâgawatam - On the ascertainment of Dharma
  ...es in my [[mind]] on this point. At the end of the [[Dvâpara Yuga]], the [[Earth]], burdened and oppressed very much, assumed, in anguish, the [[form]] of a ...]] of the [[Earth]]. And, in fact, he relieved, to a certain extent, the [[Earth]] by {{Wiki|killing}} many vicious persons and many wicked and irreligious
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• A Song to Introduce the Unmistaken View of the Great Perfection by Khenpo Gangshar
  like a tent peg driven into hard [[earth]]! like the [[eyes]] of a [[deity]] in a fresco!
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• Shiva as Nataraja vs. Mahamaya and Buddha Dakini: A Comparison Study
  the [[earth]], understood the power it held over us, and respected that it controlled o [[protector]] [[Deity]]. He is typically blue in {{Wiki|color}} and has four
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• PENETRATING THE BLISS WHEEL OF CHAKRASAMVARA ON THE SUPER FLOWER BLOOD MOON
  [[New translation]] of short, daily five-deity [[Chakrasamvara]] [[sadhana]] by [[3rd Karmapa]] and brief instructions on ...]] [[monk]] or [[nun]], then you should [[visualize]] and think that the [[deity]] comes as your companion/friend. So there is quite a difference there. Esp
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• REVEALING ONE’S INNATE, SHINING ‘VAJRA’ FACE: YIDAM DEITY YOGA. Part II of the Five-fold Mahāmudrā path (Garchen Rinpoche teachings, January 2022)
  ...fore [[ordinary beings]] to be tamed: I pray to the guru—the [[exalted]] [[deity]]!” ...[[subjects]] will not [[gather]]. Thus, earnestly strive for the [[yidam deity]] [[body]]!”
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• Tibetan Lung Ta Wind Horse with Cintamani Jewel
  ...the [[wind]] and the strength of the [[horse]] to carry [[prayers]] from [[earth]] to the [[heavens]]. This gives rise to the [[Tibetan]] [[prayer flag]] be ...ire]], [[green]] [[symbolizes]] [[water]], and [[yellow]] [[symbolizes]] [[earth]]. According to [[Traditional Tibetan medicine]], [[health]] and [[harmony]
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• Srid-Pa-Ho Astrological Mandala
  ...with a {{Wiki|demonic}} {{Wiki|frog}} which represent the [[element]] of [[Earth]]. [[K’un]] - [[Earth]]
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• A Gift of Lotus Flowers
  ...]] [[Sumedha]] saw them and wondered what was going on. He descended to [[earth]] and questioned them. They explained the [[reasons]] for their labours say ...his {{Wiki|navel}} which blossoms into the [[flower]] that is the created earth-as-we-know-it.
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• Tibetan Geomancy III
  The [[Indian]] [[panchabhuta]] are [[earth]], [[water]], [[air]], [[fire]], and [[space]]. The {{Wiki|Chinese}} [[wu hsing]] are [[wood]], [[fire]], [[earth]], metal, [[water]].
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• Yidam
  ...telary 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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• Yama (Buddhism and Chinese mythology)
  ...developed different [[myths]] and different functions from the [[Hindu]] [[deity]]. He has also spread far more widely and is known in every country where [ ...acter]] and dispatches them to their appropriate [[rebirth]], whether to [[earth]] or to one of the [[heavens]] or [[hells]]. Sometimes there are [[thought]
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• Conography and texts of the tibetan five protecting deities
  ...]], i.e. the [[deity]] [[offering]] [[protection]] from the enemies), Male-Deity ...ty in the left armpit, Female-Deity in the right armpit and Maternal Uncle-Deity in the [[heart]].
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• Simhamukha Dakini Dharma practice can avert natural disasters and crisis
  ...of TBS! She is the [[guru]] of [[Padmasambhava]] as well as his [[personal deity]] and [[dharma protector]]. Therefore, [[Simhamukha’s]] power is [[infini How is it that [[Simhamukha]] is [[Padmasambhava’s]] [[guru]], [[personal deity]], and [[dharma protector]]? At one time [[Patriarch]] [[Padmasambhava]] wa
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• Maitreya (Theosophy)
  ..." are according to {{Wiki|Blavatsky}} part of the unceasing oversight of [[Earth]] and of its inhabitants by a hidden [[Spiritual]] {{Wiki|Hierarchy}}, the ...{{Wiki|Hierarchy}}. Its members are presented as guardians and guides of [[Earth's]] total evolutionary process, known in {{Wiki|Theosophical}} [[cosmology]
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• Visual Models for Arapachana Manjushri
  ...a Tradition]] and the {{Wiki|holy}} location of the large patch of white [[earth]] at the place known as '[[sakya]].' [[Arapachana Manjushri]] is a [[meditational deity]] in [[Vajrayana Buddhism]].
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• Akashagarbha
  ...torious]] acts. As [[Namkhai Nyingpo]], [[Akashagarbha]appears as a female deity ...] as [[space]] itself. He is sometimes known as the twin brother of the "[[earth store]]" [[bodhisattva]] [[Kṣitigarbha]], and is even briefly mentioned i
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• Vajimukha, The Horse-Headed Self
  ...rse]]” (or [[Kalkipurana]], [[Kalkyavatara]])— is yet to [[manifest]] on [[Earth]]. ...]]), who is also represented with a horse-head in [[Japan]] ; a [[wrathful deity]], his power of {{Wiki|salvation}} operates on the [[realm of animals]].
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• THE PRACTICE OF WHITE MAHAKALA
  ...ty]] of [[wealth]] and [[prosperity]]. He is a [[wrathful form]] of the [[deity]] of [[compassion]], [[Avalokiteshvara]]. In this [[form]], he demonstrate ...ection]] are invited to the [[space]]: first, for the [[benefit]] of the [[earth]] and material things, and then for all [[sentient beings]].
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• Adam's Peak
  ...[[Hindu]] [[tradition]] refers to the footprint as that of the [[Hindu]] [[deity]] [[Shiva]], and thus names the mountain [[Shiva]] padam ([[Wikipedia:Shiva ...] for the mountain is {{Wiki|Samanalakanda}}, which refers either to the [[deity]] [[Saman]], who is said to live upon the mountain, or to the butterflies (
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• The Five Jambhalas - The Five Directional Wealth Deities
  ...‘The [[Deity]] of Attracting [[Wealth]] [[Chen]] Jiu Gong’(招財使者陳九公) and ‘[[Deity]] of Profitability Yao Shao Si’ (利市仙官姚少司). The four [[deiti ...[[mahabhuta]] (the [[four elements]] of which all things are made, i.e. [[earth]], [[water]],
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• Deity
  ...[[deity's]] [[myths]] are true. Some [[religions]] have one [[supreme]] [[deity]], others have multiple [[deities]] of various ranks. C. Scott Littleton's [[Gods]], [[Goddesses]], and [[Mythology]] defined a [[deity]] as "a being with [[powers]] [[greater]] than those of ordinary [[humans]]
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• Introduction to The Six Bardos
  ...d as a consequence much {{Wiki|distraction}}. The [[Five Elements]] are: [[Earth]], [[Water]], [[Fire]], [[Air]] ([[Wind]]), and [[Consciousness]] ([[Space]]). When the [[Earth element]] dissolves one [[experiences]] a strong [[feeling]] of {{Wiki|heav
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• Shiva in Buddhism
  ...some [[Buddhist Sutras]] that directly reference to {{Wiki|Shiva}} as a [[deity]]. (There are also [[Buddhist]] [[Tantras]] that deal with {{Wiki|Shiva}} b ...[[people]] will be: "It is said that [[space]] is his [[linga]] and the [[earth]] his pedestal. He is the ground of all and is called [[linga]] because all
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• Avici
  ...o 300,000 km) to a side, [[Wikipedia:burial|buried]] deep underneath the [[earth]].[1] [[Avici]] is often translated into English as the "[[Non-returning]]" ...l]] [[deeds]] and not the [[decision]] of, for example, a [[malevolent]] [[deity]].
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• Mahayana and tantric mystical doctrines
  ...is] [[Vishnu]] ([[God]]) … [[Protector]] of the [[world]], the sky, the [[earth]] … The [[elements]], the good benefactor of [[beings]], All things … t ...ida]] of the [[Pure Land school]] of [[Buddhism]] is a popular choice of [[deity]]. {{Wiki|Adherents}} of this system believe that a certain [[chant]] of [[
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• Shri Hevajra
  [[Shri Hevajra]] is a principal [[meditational deity of the Anuttarayoga classification]] in [[Buddhist]] [[Tantra]]. According ...first right holds a white elephant, the first left holds the yellow God of Earth; these two embrace the Mother.
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• The Residence of Tantric Deity Palkorlo Dompa
  [[Mt Kailash]] is the residence of the most [[wrathful deity]] [[Chakrasamvara]] (Palkhorlo Dompa in [[Tibetan]]). The [[tantric]] [[tra ...]] presence [[caused]] great [[suffering]] to all the inhabitants of the [[earth]]. Therefore [[Buddha Shakyamuni]], from the state of the [[body of reality
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• SOMA.
  ...or Father of the [[gods]]. Evidently at that time he was a most popular [[deity]]. [[Indra]], as was stated before, was an {{Wiki|enthusiastic}} worshipper The [[soul]] from [[earth]] to [[heaven]] he lifts;
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• Pope John Paul II and His Views on Buddhism
  ‘[[Buddhism]]’ does not believe in the [[existence]] of any ‘[[God]]’ or, [[deity]] in [[physical]] [[form]]. It also does not believe in idol {{Wiki|worship ...at even Pope John Paul II based his [[belief]] on; you serve His will on [[earth]] and which when completed, you merge with the {{Wiki|Holy}} [[Spirit]]. In
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• Bak Poya: The day Buddha set foot in Lanka for the second time
  [[Mahavamsa]] also records that the [[Buddha]] was accompanied by a [[deity]] to [[SriLanka]]. “When the [[Master]], having alighted on the [[earth]], had taken his place on a seat there and had been refreshed with [[celest
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• Why Buddha Touched the Earth
  ...ther than cooped up in [[temples]]. It's helped make him very accessible [[deity]]. ...e [[time]] that the {{Wiki|Chinese}} characters in an upper corner read "[[Earth Buddha]]".
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• The Tibetan Earth Lords II
  ..., there was no exiting text or description, but only the [[name]] of the [[earth lord]]. ...raditional]] images, but simply created to give you some [[idea]] of the [[earth lord]] in question. Where possible, bits of the actual description are used
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• The Sun Sutra
  ...f the bi-lingual ones, the great [[temple]] [[Pel Tharpa Ling]]. On this [[earth]], may it become like the {{Wiki|sun}} and the {{Wiki|moon}}! ...]] astronomical {{Wiki|conception}}, a [[demon]], a [[tantric meditational deity]], the [[Phenomena]] of {{Wiki|eclipses}} (and also the [[name]] of The [[B
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• Rudra Chakrin: King of the World, Tantric Apocolyptic Redeemer, and Dajjal
  ...people]] under the ground and never appeared again on the surface of the [[earth]]. (pg. 302) ...scure, but the {{Wiki|kingdom}} is known to be a veritable [[heaven]] on [[earth]], and ruled by an all-powerful man:
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• Buddhism and Mythology
  ...and a [[lotus flower]] sprang from the place where he first touched the [[earth]]. [[Mindful]] of the {{Wiki|prophecy}} about his son, [[King Suddhodana]] ...o join him in [[paradise]]. Each district in [[China]] had its own local [[deity]], as did all [[activities]] and ways of making a living. Even the smallest
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• Hariti, Buddhist Deity
  ...as upasika. From a devourer of children she became their protectors and a deity. For this reason, the image of Hariti was found either in the porch or in a ...here along with other more important deities like Sarasvati, Sri, Dhridha (earth-goddess), etc. The fifteenth chapter of the Suvarnaprabhavasottama sutra is
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• Concerning the Inari shrine
  ...shrine]]) and a pair of white {{Wiki|fox}} images, the messengers of the [[deity]], will be found everywhere in the country—in towns, in villages—and a ...nari]] [[shrine]] was originally erected in 711 as their {{Wiki|patron}} [[deity]] by the influential [[Hatas]], the descendants of the [[Korean]] {{Wiki|pr
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• Red Tara
  The sometimes fierce, [[Red Tara]] steps down to [[earth]] to be a service to mankind. She provides assistance with the removal of d [[Red Tara]] is a [[deity]] that is often [[worshipped]] by lovers who are [[unhappy]] as [[Red Tara]
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• Mountain gods
  ...illages’ [[mountain gods]] are assimilated into the [[Tibetan Buddhism]] [[deity]] system. ...ogether two villages {{Wiki|worship}} at the [[temple]] of [[Chuanzhu]], [[Earth Mother]], or [[Bull King]].
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• Aether as an element
  ...: the [[traditional]] four ensemble, and a fifth, above the [[physical]] [[earth]], [[fire]], [[air]] and [[water]]. This [[element]], generally reffered as In this new meaning, [[Aither]] became personified as a protogenoi [[deity]], the [[primordial]] source of [[light]] that illumines the day. Normal [[
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• The Meditation and Recitation of Glorious Vajrasattva
  And little creatures, depart and vanish beneath the [[earth]]. With all [[obscurations]] cleansed, my [[body]] shines like {{Wiki|cryst ...llables}}, from which {{Wiki|light}} radiates. All [[appearance]] is the [[deity]], [[sound]] is [[mantra]] and [[thought]] is [[great wisdom]], The {{Wiki|
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• Four-Armed Shadakshari Lokeshvara
  ...gesture of {{Wiki|witness}} or [[touching the earth]], used to summon the earth-goddess [[Sthavara]] as {{Wiki|witness}} to his [[attainment]] of [[Buddhah ...o the [[deities]], {{Wiki|angels}} and [[saints]] before returning to to [[earth]]. When [[Gautama Buddha]] left Manorama-Paradise, [[Bodhisattva Maitreya]]
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• Kalacakra is a yidam
  It is usually classified as a [[Mother Tantra]], and both [[deity]] and [[tantra]] are highly regarded by all [[Tibetan]] schools. [[earth]],
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• Māra
  ...ometimes been compared to [[Satan]]; in fact, he is a [[god]], the chief [[deity]] of the [[Realm of Desire]] ([[Kāmadhātu]]), a position he earned by [[v ...ographically in countless [[Buddha]] images, elicits a response from the [[earth]] [[goddess]], who affirms in no uncertain terms the [[Buddha's]] supremacy
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• Most excellent first Buddha
  (M.) ''[[anghan burhan]]'' (the beginning [[deity]]). ...t neither the [[Adi-Buddha]] nor the [[Dhyani-Buddha]] ever descended to [[earth]], but left the creation and [[direction]] of the world's affairs to the ac
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• A Cognitive Approach to Tantric Language – 3
  ...ntinues with that [[discussion]] and analyzes the [[visual language]] of [[deity]] images and the [[visual language]] of the [[mandalas]]. =2.4. [[Tantric Language]] IV: The [[Visual Language]] of [[Deity]] Images=
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• 8 EMANATIONS OF RATNASAMBHAVA (MALE AND FEMALE)
  [[Buddhist]] [[Deity]], [[Vajratara]] is also popularly known as Mahacinatara and is one of the ...r [[form]] of Sri {{Wiki|Durga}}. She [[manifests]] from the [[womb of the earth]] with the help of
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• Mudras In Buddhist Symbolism, Buddhist Philosophy
  ...d [[concentration]], and are believed to generate forces that invoke the [[deity]]. ...me [[desired]] [[object]] or [[benefit]]. That is, [[mudras]] induce the [[deity]] to be near the worshipper.
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• Kālacakra monogram
  ...es]], [[body]], [[awareness]], [[space]], [[wind]], [[fire]], [[water]], [[earth]], {{Wiki|stable}}, moving, and the [[gods]] unseen and uncreated, originat ...and similarly for the [[elements]] of [[wind]], [[fire]], [[water]] and [[earth]]. {{Wiki|Stable}} is the [[realm]] of stability free from {{Wiki|obscurati
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• Nāgā
  ...ed, she went with her [[colleagues]] to a banyan [[tree]], the presiding [[deity]] of which provided them with [[Food]]. She had a brother, [[Nāga]]; when ...etired to Mucalindavana and developed [[arahantship]] before eating. The [[deity]] of the king's [[parasol]] shouted applause, and the [[king]], having [[he
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• Buddhism : Naga, Nagas, Nagi
  ...ads; in {{Wiki|Indonesia}} the [[Naga]] is a wealthy {{Wiki|underworld}} [[deity]]; and in [[Laos]] they are beaked [[water]] serpents. Cambodia’s [[belie ...a}}, they are viewed more as part of the [[balance]] between the sky and [[earth]], [[rain]] and sunshine. Kind of a symbiotic relationship like {{Wiki|yin
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• Buddhist Heavens Or Worlds Of Existence
  ...[[scriptures]] also quoted instances of [[gods]] descending down to the [[earth]] to {{Wiki|witness}} some momentous events in the [[life of the Buddha]]. ...h years. If we translate this into our [[time]] frame, each [[Buddhist]] [[deity]] should live for a minimum of thirty six million years.
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• Tibetan Cosmological Models
  ...s]] (or some aspect of it, such as the palace of a specific [[meditational deity]]) called a [[mandala]]. Although representing a three-dimensional {{Wiki|s In [[Tibetan]] astro [[science]], two {{Wiki|distinct}} flat-earth, stationary, geocentric {{Wiki|cosmologies}} are [[recognized]], both devel
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• Trident
  ...{{Wiki|cognate}} with the {{Wiki|Latin}} [[triens]]. The {{Wiki|Greek}} [[deity]] {{Wiki|Poseidon}} is armed with a [[trident]]. ...sea, was also known as the "[[Earth]] Shaker" because when he struck the [[earth]] in [[anger]] he [[caused]] mighty earthquakes and he used his [[trident]]
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• Yumka Recitation Manual
  [[Earth]] and [[water]] are [[Buddhalocanā]] and [[Māmakī]], ...nce]] aspect of the reflection-like [[manifestations]] of the palace and [[deity]], while keeping the meaning of the words in [[mind]]. There is a [[traditi
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• Acala, the ‘Krodharaja’ of Tantric Buddhism in the Sculptural Art of Ratnagiri, Odisha
  ...aze ([[Bhattacharya]] 1958: 155). In the [[Candamaharosana Tantra]], the [[deity]] is portrayed in kneeling [[posture]] while embracing a [[consort]], surr ...(twelfth‐thirteenth century AD) (http://www.himalayanart.org). Here, the [[deity]] is depicted [[standing]] in [[pratyalidha]] [[posture]] wielding the swor
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• Mala: “Just for counting” or “Profound sacred practice”? A Buddhist Guide to Practicing with a Mala: Mantras, Blessings, Reverence, Color, Power, and Profound Realizations
  ...esents not only the [[form of the deity]] but the {{Wiki|speech}} of the [[deity]] as well. For example, if you recite the One-Hundred­ [[Syllable mantra]] ===[[At this level a mala is not just sacred, but deity itself.]]===
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• The Episodes that Resemble the sBa bzhed Tradition: The King's Dream of bSam yas' Statues
  ...Srong lde brtsan]]] invited and asked it to reside as the [[principal]] [[deity]] of [[[bSam yas]]] [[monastery]] in the lower, Tibetan-style chapel. ...ot merely [[statues]], but instead his [[Wikipedia:tutelary deity|tutelary deity]] (yid [[dam]]).
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• Performance tantra
  3. How to approximate the [[deity]] How to approximate the [[deity]]
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• Chinese Manifestations of Tibetan Buddhas - Ksitigarbha
  ...said to signify a [[jewel]]. The [[name]] Di-Zang is translated as the "[[Earth]] Treasury". ...]] of stillborn, miscarried and aborted babies. He is the [[protective]] [[deity]] of travelers and guardian of {{Wiki|pregnant}} women. He protects against
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• The 3 Bodies of the Buddha
  ...with regard to the [[ritual]] {{Wiki|worship}} (Skt. [[sadhana]]) of the [[deity]], [[Green]] [[Tara]]. ==[[Aspects of Deity]]==
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• Reflections on Niguma - Vajra Verses of Self-Liberating Mahamudra - Reflections
  [[Visualize]] your [[body]] clearly as the [[deity]] Don't dwell on your [[spiritual master]] or the [[deity]].
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• Goddess
  ...i|female}} [[Deity]]. In some cultures [[Goddesses]] are associated with [[Earth]], motherhood, [[Love]], and the household. In other cultures, [[Goddesses] ...ver]]" (what Westerners call "The Milky Way Galaxy"), for [[Heaven]] and [[Earth]]. She was identified with the star Westerners know as Vega.
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• Initiation/Empowerment
  ...tion]]. In general, the process will begin with the [[Guru]] perform the [[deity]] in private, known as “the preparation of the [[Initiation]]” ([[dbang ...he actual process of entering into the [[mandala]] of the [[meditative]] [[deity]], usually [[symbolized]] by removing a blindfold that the [[initiates]] we
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• Dhammacakkappavattanasuttaṁ: The Discourse that Set the Dhamma Wheel Rolling
  the [[Earth gods]] let loose a cry: or by a [[god]] or by a {{Wiki|demon}} or by a [[deity]] or by anyone in the [[world]].”
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• The Ritual Fire Offering
  ...th the [[deity]] whose practice one is pursuing by [[meditation]] on the [[deity]], reciting his/her [[mantras]] and by making a [[ritual fire offering]]. Having [[visualized]] himself as the [[deity]] he is closely identifying with, the [[practitioner]], who is referred to
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• Invoking New Mindsets for Peace – The Kalachakra as a Transformational Practice
  ...n this {{Wiki|era}} when there is so much {{Wiki|social}} tension on the [[earth]], when the nations of the [[world]] are themselves so intensely concerned ...[[Vishvamata]], the mother of Diversity in all [[beings]] and things. A [[deity]] in [[Tibetan Buddhism]] is not an [[object]] of {{Wiki|worship}}. Instea
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• Tantric Wrathful Deities: The Psychology and Extraordinary Power of Enlightened Beings in Their Fearsome Form
  ...e same time, there is no denying the “[[extraordinary]] power of [[tantric deity]] images,” Preece added. ==[[Schwarzenegger]] as a [[Wrathful Deity]]?==
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• Tibetan Astrology
  ...time]] and the three [[world]] of [[existence]]. In this [[respect]] the [[deity]] is analogous to [[Kalachakra]] in [[Buddhism]]. ...e [[elements]] that constitute the [[universe]] in [[Indian astrology]]: [[Earth]], [[Water]], [[Fire]], [[Air]] and [[Wikipedia:Ether|Ether]].
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• Terms...D-G
  ...Tibetan}} terms. Therefore it stands for two slightly different kinds of [[deity]]. One is spelled sgra bla, and the other is spelled in {{Wiki|Tibetan}}, d ...but using lha here instead of la conveys the meaning of a {{Wiki|sound}} [[deity]].
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• Vetali
  [[devi]] (San.): A {{Wiki|female}} [[deity]]. ...restrial [[realm]], which encompasses [[humans]], [[animals]], and various earth-bound [[spirits]].
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• Fire (classical element)
  {{Seealso|Wu Xing|Water (classical element)|Earth (classical element)|Air (classical element)}} ...τροπαὶ), first into sea, and half that sea into [[earth]], and half that [[earth]] into rarefied air. A {{Wiki|concept}} that anticipates both the four clas
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• Prayer Flag
  ...f [[five colors]]. The [[five colors]] represent the [[elements]] of the [[earth]]d are arranged from left to right in specific order: blue, white, [[red]], [[yellow]] symbolises [[earth]].
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• Into the afterlife
  ...d deeds]], the further from [[God]]. The Bahá'í believe that [[life]] on [[Earth]] is a preparation for the [[soul]] in the [[afterlife]] and good qualities ...ki|Armageddon}} when all will be given the chance of [[eternal life]] on [[earth]].
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• Sariputra in the Jatakas
  ...a]] show characteristics that he displayed in his final [[existence]] on [[earth]], such as [[wisdom]], [[virtue]] and leadership. Many of these [[Jatakas]] ...ggallana the [[king]] of their foes, the Supannas ([[mythical]] birds of [[deity]] status).
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• Horary and electional astrology of the five components
  ...seeds]], and other {{Wiki|permanent}} things. [[Marriage]]. Installing a [[deity]] or building a [[temple]]. Laying the foundation of a home. {{Wiki|Learnin ...ornaments, [[marriage]], etc. Buying a home. [[Marriage]]. Installing a [[deity]] or building a [[temple]]. Laying the foundation of a home. {{Wiki|Medical
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• Different Japanese Buddhas
  ...century A.D. You can [[imagine]] his quick [[popularity]] as this was a [[deity]] that could heal [[sickness]] and {{Wiki|disease}}. even today he is one o ...[[Birushana]] [[Nyorai]], which is another [[manifestation]] of the same [[deity]].
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• Caturmahārāja : The Four Great Kings Mantra
  ...pitting out [[jewels]] symbolises. [[Vaiśravaṇa]] is the {{Wiki|patron}} [[deity]] of the city of [[wikipedia:Khotan|Khotan]]. <br/> ...arth]], and they are therefore able to keep the powerful energies of the [[earth]] under control, and prevent them from having a disruptive effect on the [[
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• The Buddha Image
  ...ggested that he was above other men and did not want himself to become a [[deity]] to be worshiped. Early art included him by [[representation]], often by h ...nd,and he is seated cross-legged, which refers to [[Buddha]] calling the [[earth]] to witness his new state.
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• Demigods
  ...ure who has attained [[divine]] {{Wiki|status}} after [[death]], a minor [[deity]], or a {{Wiki|mortal}} who is the offspring of a [[god]] and a human. ...[[ghosts]] of heroes (who dwell in the lower {{Wiki|atmosphere}}); and the earth-dwelling [[gods]] like fauns and satyrs.
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• ཞི་བ་
  ...he god of love (Kāma-deva) to ashes by a glance from his central eye, that deity having attempted to inflame him with passion for Pārvatī whilst he was en
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• Vastu shastra
  ...ld and gravitational force has considerable effects on everything on the [[Earth]], living and non-living. ...]] circumference" [ {{Wiki|Rig veda}} 1.33.8]. However in context of the [[earth]] as a home or resident it is represented as four-cornered in reference to
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• Five Dhyani Buddhas
  ([[principal]] [[deity]]/ |align=center|gold/yellow ← ''[[earth (classical element)|earth]]'' → [[cintamani|jewel]]
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• Phowa - Khandro Net
  (Reader can substitute the appropriate [[deity's]] [[name]] and description as above, and an appropriate {{Wiki|invocatio When [[earth]] sinks into [[water]]
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• Tibetan Oracles and Himalayan Shamans
  ...one is that of the [[gods]], one is the [[intermediate]] and one is the [[earth]]. ==[[The Oracular Deity]]==
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• Muladhara
  ...l]] to [[physical]] functioning. Occasionally, instead of [[Indra]], the [[deity]] is [[Ganesha]], with coral orange {{Wiki|skin}}, wearing a lemon yellow d It is associated with the [[element of earth]], and the [[sense]] of {{Wiki|smell}}]], and the [[action]] of excretion.
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• The Bardo of the Time of Death
  ...]] the [[body]] of his [[yidam]] while dying. He imagines that his [[yidam deity]] is actually {{Wiki|present}} above the - The [[earth element]] corresponds to the flesh of the [[body]].
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• Recognizing the Gods
  ...s]], is associated with [[Vishnu]], who is believed to have been born on [[earth]] on nine occasions; the tenth is yet to come. The most popular [[avatars]] ...consort]] of [[Shiva]], with the [[lion]] as her [[vehicle]], is a major [[deity]] in her [[own]] right. As {{Wiki|Durga}}, she slays {{Wiki|demons}} whom t
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• The Three Bodies of the Buddha
  ...with regard to the [[ritual]] {{Wiki|worship}} (Skt. [[sadhana]]) of the [[deity]], [[Green Tara]]. ==Aspects of [[Deity]]==
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• Kokūzō Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)
  | [[Space]] Repository,<br/>[[Boundless]] [[Wisdom]],<br/>[[Deity]] of [[Memory]],<br/>{{Wiki|Patron}} of Artisans|| Kokūzō 虚空蔵,<br/> ...zōkai]] 胎藏界, Skt. = Garbhadhātu), Kokūzō appears as the {{Wiki|central}} [[deity]] in the Court of [[Space]] (Kokūzō-in 虚空蔵院) wearing a {{Wiki|cro
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• Setting up a shrine
  ...r [[own]] [[guru]] on the right. If you have a [[stupa]] put it near the [[deity]], and you can put [[scriptures]] on either on the right or left. ...ed]] place. It is said that [[Bodhgaya]] is the most [[sacred]] place on [[Earth]]. It is a place we go on [[pilgrimage]] to because it is so special. And t
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• Introduction to Gong Ter (Mind Treasure)
  ...Thugthig; (b) the cycle of teachings for the practices of the [[meditation deity]] ([[Yidam]]) is called ‘Pudri-Rekpung’; (c) the cycle of teachings for ...[[recollected Treasures]]’ ([[Jey-Dren-Ter]]). The basic [[division]] of [[earth]] and [[mind Treasures]] [[forms]] the primary {{Wiki|structure}} for [[Jam
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• Miroku Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)
  ...ove]];<br/>resides in [[Tusita]]<br/>[[paradise]] but will<br/>return to [[earth]] as<br/>[[Buddha]] of Future ...satsu]], one of Japan's most beloved [[deities]], who vowed to remain on [[earth]] doing [[good deeds]] until the advent of [[Miroku]] in the distant future
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• Most Popular Gods & Goddesses of Ancient China
  ...d they kept the [[world]] and surrounding [[universe]] functioning. Each [[deity]] had his or her [[own]] special area of power and influence, and the most The [[dragon]] is the oldest [[symbol]] of a [[deity]] found in [[China]]. The [[dragon]] [[symbol]] appears on pottery found at
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• Karura
  ...Hindu lore who was later adopted into the Buddhist pantheon as a protector deity. The gold-colored Garuda (Skt.) has a human body but the wings, face, and b ...), Karura accidentally drops the bile of a slain Ashura; the bile falls to earth where it solidifies into veins of emerald. This story sparked the belief th
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• Advice for Abu Shri by Patrul Rinpoche
  [[Master]], sole [[deity]], You get the [[form of the deity]] nice and clear
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• Tibetan Buddhist Ritual Arts & Practices
  ...n the [[world]]. A [[mandala]] represents the [[celestial]] mansion of a [[deity]] [[embodying]] the positive qualities that the [[practitioner]] wishes to ...cause it involves focused [[concentration]] and [[visualization]] of the [[deity]]. Simply [[seeing]] one of these [[mandalas]] is said to leave a powerful
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• The story of Sumedha
  ...[Sumedha]] and also to provide for the requirement of a [[hermit]]. That [[Deity]] built the [[temple]] and provided [[Sumedha]] with the necessary things. ...ess]]), and [[Upekkha]] ([[Equanimity]]). When he [[realized]] this, the [[earth]] shook and everyone {{Wiki|present}} shouted "[[Sadhu]]", "[[Sadhu]]",
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• 15 of the Best Meditation Techniques in Buddhism (for Beginners & Advanced)
  ...es in with the previous one. When we truly realize how short our time on [[Earth]] is, it will inspire us to practice NOW and not procrastinate. Also, when ===[[Deity Meditations]]===
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• Yungdrung Chakshing
  ...eaming and spirited statue of [[Drenpa Namkha]], the venerated [[long-life deity]] of [[Bön]]. He is regarded as the [[Protector]] of the Dark Age, and bel ...[[Tantra]] and [[Dzogchen]]. [[Drenpa Namkha]] is the primary [[long-life deity]] according to [[Bon]]....[[Drenpa Namkha's]] {{Wiki|biography}} in eight v
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• The Division of the Buddhist vehicles in the Nyingma school
  ...reator god]]; therefore the denotation should not be referred to here. A [[deity]] is either an [[enlightened being]] such a [[Buddha]] or an unenlightened ...e [[deity]] and realizes the actualization that one is no other than the [[deity]].
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• The Function of Vows
  ...rite]] where the recipient of the [[vow]] is a [[transcendent]] being or [[deity]], etc., we have no concrete way of determining either their participation ...Such is the case with many {{Wiki|devotees}} of the [[Tibetan]] [[guardian deity]] [[Shugden]]. In this [[latter]] example,
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• The White Lotus Sect
  ...deities]] venerated by the {{Wiki|adherents}}, albeit the most important [[deity]] for most [[White Lotus]] sects was the [[Maitreya]]. ...rming]] into a non-being [[form]]. She would nevertheless come down upon [[earth]] in the [[human]] [[shape]] of children, would {{Wiki|protect}} them from
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• Nyang Tingdzin Zangpo
  ...]] [[Nyang Tingdzin]] assigned as its guardian. [[Nyang]] subjugated the [[deity]] [[Dorje Legpa]] ([[rdo rje legs pa]]), who [[offered]] grain to [[Nyang T ...] Ministers of the [[Tibetan]] {{Wiki|Kingdom}}.” In High Peaks [[Pure]] [[Earth]]. 140-148. {{Wiki|London}}: Serindia.
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• Doctrine of the Trikayas
  ...with regard to the [[ritual]] {{Wiki|worship}} (Skt. [[sadhana]]) of the [[deity]], [[Green Tara]]. Aspects of [[Deity]]
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• Some Reflections on Enlightenment :Questions and Answers
  ...er his [[enlightenment]] and his teachings, he should come down from the [[earth]] and give the teachings. So at the period when Lord [[Shakyamuni Buddha]] ...r [[visualization]]? Does the [[person]] [[visualize]] them and does the [[deity]] enter the [[visualization]], or does it arise itself without our [[visual
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• Rainbow
  ...ed in the hand, but it can also appear separately as a [[symbol]] of the [[deity]] that serves as a metonymy. In a twist on {{Wiki|computer}} {{Wiki|termin ...bute. It is frequently interpreted as a sign of the presence of the sky [[deity]]. It is his weapon, her [[necklace]], the Creator's palette of colours or
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