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Bible Encyclopedias
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Search Results: "vishnu-the-preserver
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Abu
a mountain (6000 ft.) in rajputana, with a footprint of vishnu on the top, and two marble temples half-way up, held sacred by the jains.
a mountain (6000 ft.) in rajputana, with a footprint of vishnu on the top, and two marble temples half-way up, held sacred by the jains.
Badrinath
a shrine of vishnu, in n.w. india, 10,000 ft. high; much frequented by pilgrims for the sacred waters near it, which are believed to be potent to cleanse from all pollution.
a shrine of vishnu, in n.w. india, 10,000 ft. high; much frequented by pilgrims for the sacred waters near it, which are believed to be potent to cleanse from all pollution.
Brahma
In the Hindu religion and philosophy at one time the formless spirit of the Universe, from which all beings issue and into which they all merge, and
In the Hindu religion and philosophy at one time the formless spirit of the Universe, from which all beings issue and into which they all merge, and
Brahminism
The creed and ritual of the Brahmans, or that social, political, and religious organisation which developed among the Aryans in the valley of the Ganges
The creed and ritual of the Brahmans, or that social, political, and religious organisation which developed among the Aryans in the valley of the Ganges
Çiva
or he third member of the hindu trinity, the destroyer of what vishnu is the preserver and brahma is the creator, is properly brahma undoing what he has made with a view to reincarnation.
or he third member of the hindu trinity, the destroyer of what vishnu is the preserver and brahma is the creator, is properly brahma undoing what he has made with a view to reincarnation.
Hinduism
The name given to certain forms of religion among the Hindus, the characteristics of which are the worship of divinities exalted above the rest, and
The name given to certain forms of religion among the Hindus, the characteristics of which are the worship of divinities exalted above the rest, and
Indra
The king of heaven and national god of the Aryans; gives victory to his people, and is always ready to aid them; he is pre-eminently a warlike god, and
The king of heaven and national god of the Aryans; gives victory to his people, and is always ready to aid them; he is pre-eminently a warlike god, and
Juggernaut
Or town on the S. coast of Orissa, in Bengal; one of the holy places of India, with a temple dedicated to Vishnu, and containing an idol of him called
Or town on the S. coast of Orissa, in Bengal; one of the holy places of India, with a temple dedicated to Vishnu, and containing an idol of him called
Kapila
the founder of the sankhya system of hindu philosophy (q. v .); was regarded as an incarnation of vishnu ( q. v .).
the founder of the sankhya system of hindu philosophy (q. v .); was regarded as an incarnation of vishnu ( q. v .).
Krishna
e . the swarthy one), the man-god, or god-man, viewed as the 8th and final incarnation or avatar of vishnu ( q. v .), in whose manifestation the latter first reveals himself as supreme divinity, being, as the theosophist might say, his mahatma. see theosophy .
e . the swarthy one), the man-god, or god-man, viewed as the 8th and final incarnation or avatar of vishnu ( q. v .), in whose manifestation the latter first reveals himself as supreme divinity, being, as the theosophist might say, his mahatma. see theosophy .
Lakshmi
in the hindu mythology the wife of vishnu and the goddess of beauty, pleasure, and victory; she is a favourite subject of hindu painting and poetry.
in the hindu mythology the wife of vishnu and the goddess of beauty, pleasure, and victory; she is a favourite subject of hindu painting and poetry.
Râma
in the hindu mythology an avatar of vishnu, being the seventh, in the character of a hero, a destroyer of monsters and a bringer of joy, as the name signifies, the narrative of whose exploits are given in the "râmâyana " (q. v .).
in the hindu mythology an avatar of vishnu, being the seventh, in the character of a hero, a destroyer of monsters and a bringer of joy, as the name signifies, the narrative of whose exploits are given in the "râmâyana " (q. v .).
Saivas
in the hindu religion the worshippers of siva, one of the two great sections of the hindus, the worshippers of vishnu being the other.
in the hindu religion the worshippers of siva, one of the two great sections of the hindus, the worshippers of vishnu being the other.
Siva
he Destroyer in the Hindu trinity, in which Brahma is the Creator and Vishnu the Preserver; Vishnu representing, as it were, death issuing in life,
he Destroyer in the Hindu trinity, in which Brahma is the Creator and Vishnu the Preserver; Vishnu representing, as it were, death issuing in life,
Trimurti
the hindu trinity, embracing brahma the creator , vishnu the preserver , and siva (q. v .) the destroyer; represented sometimes as a body with three heads, that of brahma in the centre, of vishnu on the right, and of siva on the left.
the hindu trinity, embracing brahma the creator , vishnu the preserver , and siva (q. v .) the destroyer; represented sometimes as a body with three heads, that of brahma in the centre, of vishnu on the right, and of siva on the left.
Vaishnavas
in india, name given to the worshippers of vishnu.
in india, name given to the worshippers of vishnu.
