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  2. Shiva in Buddhism - Wikipedia

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    Shiva in Buddhism. Maheśvara (Sanskrit: महेश्वर; Pali: Mahissara; traditional Chinese / Japanese: 大自在天; Pinyin: Dàzìzàitiān, Rōmaji: Daijizaiten) is a deva in Buddhist mythology. He is also sometimes referred to as Sabbalokādhipatī Devā in Pali literature. His main duty is to give spiritual knowledge. Maheshvara ...

  3. Shiva - Wikipedia

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    Shiva has many aspects, benevolent as well as fearsome. In benevolent aspects, he is depicted as an omniscient Yogi who lives an ascetic life on Kailasa [7] as well as a householder with his wife Parvati and his two children, Ganesha and Kartikeya. In his fierce aspects, he is often depicted slaying demons.

  4. Śūnyatā - Wikipedia

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    After the Buddha, emptiness was further developed by the Abhidharma schools, Nāgārjuna and the Mādhyamaka school, an early Mahāyāna school. Emptiness ("positively" interpreted) is also an important element of the Buddha-nature literature, which played a formative role in the evolution of subsequent Mahāyāna doctrine and practice.

  5. Twenty-Four Protective Deities - Wikipedia

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    The list of deities consist of Maheśvara (Shiva), Brahma, Indra, Lakshmi, Saraswati, the Four Heavenly Kings, Surya, Chandra, Guhyapāda, Pañcika, Skanda, Prthivi, Spirit of the Bodhi Tree, Hārītī, Mārīcī, Sāgara, Yama, the Kinnara King, Emperor Zi Wei, Emperor Dongyue and the Thunder God (Leigong). [1][2][3] Statue of Dàzìzàitiān ...

  6. Cakrasaṃvara Tantra - Wikipedia

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    Then Vajrapāṇi revives Mahadeva with his mantric power, and Shiva then becomes a Buddha in the Future, known as "Bhasmeśvara", included in Kāraṇḍavyūha Sūtra. 47-48 Then the myth also tells of how Vajradhara Buddha created body known as Śrī Heruka in order to subdue Bhairava and Kalaratri who had taken over the world with their ...

  7. Mahakala - Wikipedia

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    Mahākāla (Sanskrit: महाकाल) is a deity common to Hinduism and Buddhism. [1]In Buddhism, Mahākāla is regarded as a Dharmapāla ("Protector of the Dharma") and a wrathful manifestation of a Buddha, while in Hinduism, Mahākāla is a fierce manifestation of the Hindu god Shiva and the consort of the goddess Mahākālī; [1] he most prominently appears in the Kalikula sect of Shaktism.

  8. The Buddha - Wikipedia

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    Buddha Dev (Life of Lord Buddha), a 1923 Indian silent film by Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, first depiction of the Buddha on film with Bhaurao Datar in the title role. [ 427 ] Prem Sanyas ( The Light of Asia ), a 1925 silent film, directed by Franz Osten and Himansu Rai based on Arnold's epic poem with Rai also portraying the Buddha.

  9. Lingam - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 October 2024. Aniconic representation of the Hindu god Shiva "Linga" and "Shivling" redirect here. For other uses, see Linga (disambiguation) and Shivling (disambiguation). A lingam with tripundra, projected on a yoni base Part of a series on Shaivism Deities Parameshvara (Supreme being) Shiva ...