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special, symbolic posture, seated or standing, used in yoga and in the representation of the gods
an object or physical characteristic used as an identifying symbol |
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| appearance of a deity in another form |
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| to walk around (something) in a complete circle, as a ritual of respect |
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| law; religious or moral duty |
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| a round disk thrown as a weapon in ancient India; attribute of Vishnu |
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| "womb chamber" the inner, shrine of a Hindu temple |
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| "to be made flesh"; that is, to be born into the world |
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| the total actions in a person's life that determine the next state of existence |
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| symbol of creativity and fertility in the form of the male sexual organ |
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| a heavy club used as a weapon and a symbol of authority; attribute of Vishnu |
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| "release" or "liberation" of the soul from reincarnation and its union with the Divine, the goal of Hinduism |
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| the breath of life; the vital breath or spirit |
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| to be born again as another form of life or into another class of human society |
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| worshiper of Shiva; having to do with the worship of Shiva |
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| worshiper of Shakti, the Goddess |
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| the Goddess; female energy and power of a deity, often represented as a goddess beside Shiva with the two representing the female and male principles of the universe |
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| dome-like cap to the pyramidal tower of a South Indian Hindu temple or the entire tower of a North Indian temple |
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| the passing of the soul at death into another body |
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| a three-pronged spear; attribute of Shiva |
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| worshipper of Vishnu, having to do with the worship of Vishnu |
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| the four religious books of sacred knowledge and priestly rituals of the Brahmans composed in the first millennium B.C.E. |
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| animal mount of a deity which identifies the god or goddess |
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| symbol of creativity and fertility in the form of the female sexual organ |
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