A Companion to Indian Mythology: Hindu, Buddhist & Jaina |
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According Agastya Agni Akshobhya apsaras Arjuna Asana ashrama of sage assumed the form attained Ayodhya Balarama became Bharata Bhima Bhishma Bodhisattva boon born Brahma Brahmin Brihaspati brothers Candra chariot colour curse Dasharatha daughter of Daksha death defeated deity demon Devaki Dharma Dhritarashtra Dhyani Buddha Akshobhya Digambara Digambara name disciple Draupadi Duryodhana dynasty emanation of Dhyani famous father forest gandharva Ganga Garuda Gautama gods grandson Hanuman Hence hermit Himalayas holds husband incarnation Indra Jarasandha jewel Kamsa Karna Kashyapa Kauravas killed King known Krishna Kubera Lakshmana Lanka left hand lotus Mahabharata Mahavira mantra Manu married meditation mother mountain Mudra Nala Pandavas Parvati Prajapati Purana Rama Rama's Ravana rides right hand river serpent shakti Shiva Shvetambara Shvetambara name Siddhartha Sita sometimes sons Surya symbol three faces Tirthankara tree vajra Vajrayana Vajrayana goddess Varada Mudra Varuna Vasishtha Vasudeva Vishnu Vishvamitra Vyasa weapons wife yajna Yaksha Yaksha attached Yakshini Yakshini attached Yama Yayati Yudhishthira ог