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The extant Puranas, the Ramayana, and the Mahabharata generally describe seven immortal personalities in the Hindu pantheon. [3] Some scholars opine the count to be eight. [4] Each Chiranjivi represents a different attribute of man, which as long as they live, will exist amongst humanity. [5]
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He is regarded to be a chiranjivi, an immortal being, who still roams the world with foul-smelling fluids oozing from his form. [4] Hanuman, a vanara figure from the Ramayana and a companion of Rama, is described to be immortal in Hindu epics. He is believed to live in the Himalayas. [5] The Wandering Jew (b. 1st century BC), a Jewish shoemaker.
Benzaiten's (弁才天 or 弁財天) origin is found in Hinduism, as she comes from the Hindu goddess Saraswati. She is the only female Fukujin in the modern grouping, and may be named in various ways: Benzaiten (弁才天), Benten (弁天), Bentensama (弁天様), or Benzaitennyo (弁才天女).
Kripa is a chiranjivi, an immortal being destined to live until the end of the Kali Yuga, the last yuga (age). According to some texts, he will also become one of the Saptarishi—the seven revered sages—in the next Manvantara, which is a cyclic period of time in Hindu cosmology.
Amrita is composed of the negative prefix, अ a from Sanskrit meaning 'not', and mṛtyu meaning 'death' in Sanskrit, thus meaning 'not death' or 'immortal/deathless'.. The concept of an immortality drink is attested in at least two ancient Indo-European languages: Ancient Greek and Sanskrit.
In traditional Hindu astronomy, the seven stars of the Big Dipper are identified with the names of Saptarshis The Saptarshi ( Sanskrit : सप्तर्षि , lit. 'Seven sages' IAST : Saptarṣi ) are the seven seers of ancient India who are extolled in the Vedas , and other Hindu literature such as the Skanda Purana . [ 1 ]
This general, non-specific, meaning of the term Amesha Spenta also has an equivalent in the Vedic Sanskrit Vishve Amrtas, which is the collective term for all supernatural beings (lit: 'all immortals').