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The oldest Japanese chronicle, compiled in 712. It is the main source for the early mythology of Japan.

One of the guardians of the four cardinal directions in Japanese myth. Jikoku guards the east.

One of the four ages of the world into which, according to Hindu cosmology, the mundane time is divided. The names of the four ages are 1) Krita-yuga, 2) Treta-yuga, 3) Dwapara-yuga and 4) Kali-yuga. It is said that Dharma or virtue (which is symbolically represented by a Bull) walks on all the four feet [...]

The origin or primal source of all being. It is represented by a triangle with its apex pointing downward, signifying female sexual organ, particularly the vulva, which in turn symbolizes the mystery of the cosmos. This symbol, by itself of conjoined with the ling, is venerated by the Shaktas (the worshippers of Shakti). Literally “womb, [...]

In Hindu mythology, one of the eight female demons created by and attendant upon Durgha. Sometimes the yoginis are forms of that goddess, capable of being multiplied to as many as ten million.

One of the four groups of Vedas, consisting of sacrificial texts.

Vritra was one of the asuras, perhaps the most powerful of them all. His name means “Enveloper.” He was a dragon or serpent who was said to be so huge that his coils surrounded mountains, and his head touched the sky. He was the bringer of drought, and his chief enemy was Indra.
In the Rig [...]

The Hindu god of the sun as divinity, also regarded as the architect who built the cities of the gods. His consort is Saranya, and his children are Yama, Yami, Manu, and the Aswins. Visvakarma is another form of Vivasvat.

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by Micha F. Lindemans
A Dhyani-Bodhisattva of minor interest, an emanation of Amoghasiddhi. His symbol is a double lotus.

The Hindu divine artificer, craftsman and smith.