tutelary+deity
31Tibetan culture — Tibetan Monk churning butter tea Tibetan culture developed under the influence of a number of factors. Contact with neighboring countries and cultures including Nepal, India and China have influenced the development of Tibetan culture, but the… …
32Kōzan-ji — Nihongo|Kōzan ji|高山寺, or nihongo|Toganoo san Kōzan ji|栂尾山高山寺, is an Omuro Buddhist temple located in Ume ga hata Toganoo chō, Ukyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. The temple was founded by famous monk Myōe and is renowned for its numerous national treasures… …
33Chola dynasty — Chola redirects here. For other uses, see Chola (disambiguation). Chola Empire சோழ நாடு 300s BC–1279 …
34Ishta-deva — Within Hinduism, an Ishta deva or Ishta devata (Sanskrit IAST|iṣṭa deva(tā) , literally cherished divinity from iṣṭa desired, liked, cheriched and devatā godhead, divinity, tutelary deity or deva deity ) is a term denoting a worshipper s… …
35Simhamukha — or Senge Dongma (Sanskrit:Siṃhamukhā; Tibetan: sen ge’i gdong ma or senge dong chen ) can be translated into English as Lion Faced Dakini. This dakini and female tantric Buddha is regarded as one of the principal fierce manifestations of… …
36sun worship — Veneration of the sun or its representation as a deity. It appears in several early cultures, notably in ancient Egypt, Indo Europe, and Mesoamerica, where urban civilizations were combined with a strong ideology of sacred kingship, in which… …
37Idolatry — The Adoration of the Golden Calf by Nicolas Poussin. Idolatry is a pejorative term for the worship of an idol, a physical object such as a cult image, as a god,[1] or practices believed to verge on worship, such as giving undue honour and regard… …
38Nadar (caste) — Nadar Community …
39Dvarapala — One of two pair of dvarapala temple guardian, 9th century Plaosan buddhist temple, Java, Indonesia. Dvarapala (Sanskrit) is a door or gate guardian often portrayed as warrior or fearsome asura giant, usually armed with a weapon, the most common… …
40Mandala — For other uses, see Mandala (disambiguation). Thangka painting of Vajradhatu Mandala Maṇḍala (मण्डल) is a Sanskrit word that means circle . In the Buddhist and Hindu religious traditions their sacred art often takes a mandala form. The basic form …
