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  2. Mahoraga - Wikipedia

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    An illustration from an 1866 Japanese book. Mahoraga, who is an incarnation of Bodhisattva Kannon in this scene, gives a sermon to folks. The Mahoraga are one of the eight classes of deities (aṣṭasenā) that are said to protect the Dharma. They are described as huge subterranean serpents who lie on their sides and rotate the earth, which ...

  3. Twelve Heavenly Generals - Wikipedia

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    Jujutsu Kaisen introduced Mahāla as a summon for one of the Ten Shadows technique, dubbing it the "Eight-Handled Sword Divergent Sīla Divine General Makora," which was mistranslated as "Mahoraga," despite the furigana for the both of them being distinct. A golden cursed tool with the power of lightning, and shaped similarly to adornments of ...

  4. Eight Legions - Wikipedia

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    The Eight Legions (Sanskrit: अष्टसेना, Aṣṭasenā; 八部衆) are a group of Buddhist deities whose function is to protect the Dharma.These beings are common among the audience addressed by the Buddha in Mahāyāna sūtras, making appearances in such scriptures as the Lotus Sutra and the Golden Light Sutra.

  5. Vritra - Wikipedia

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    Vritra (Sanskrit: वृत्र, lit. 'enveloper', IAST: Vṛtrá, Sanskrit pronunciation: [ʋr̩.ˈtrɐ]) is a danava in Hinduism.He serves as the personification of drought, and is an adversary of the king of the devas, Indra.

  6. Vajra - Wikipedia

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    Hindu nationalist groups Bengal Volunteers and Rashtrawadi Swaraj Mancha from Bengal use the vajra as their emblem. [ citation needed ] Param Vir Chakra , India's highest wartime military decoration, has a motif of Vajra, the weapon of Indra created by the bones donated by sage Dadhichi , as tribute to his sacrifice.

  7. List of dragons in mythology and folklore - Wikipedia

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    Kaliya nag, from Indian mythology which was defeated by lord Krishna. It is said that Krishna did not kill the snake and left it. The Kaliya Nag is said to have more than 1000 fangs. Bhogavati, "peopled by snakes" in Hindi, is the residence of the Nāga King Varuṇa. Mahoraga

  8. List of mythological objects (Hindu mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Panchajanya - a Shankha conch shell of the Hindu god Vishnu. Shankha - A conch shell which is of ritual and religious importance in both Hinduism and Buddhism. The Shankha is a sacred emblem of the Hindu preserver god Vishnu. It is still used as a trumpet in Hindu ritual, and in the past was used as a war trumpet. Yogesha Nadam - The conch of ...

  9. List of legendary creatures in Hindu mythology - Wikipedia

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    In Hindu faith, Sarama is a mythological being referred to as the dog of the gods, or Deva-shuni. Sarameya (literally, "sons of Sarama") are the children of Sarama, whose names are Shyama and Sabala. Sharvara is an ancient Hindu mythical dog belonging to Yama. Sisara is the husband of Sarama, father of the Sarameya.