- The
Guardians of the
Directions (Sanskrit: दिक्पाल, IAST:
Dikpāla) are the
deities who rule the
specific directions of
space according to Hinduism, Jainism...
-
goddess Nirṛti
transformed into a male in
later Hindu mythology and
became a
dikpala. Nirṛti is
regarded as the
guardian of the
southwest direction. Nirṛti...
- semi-divine
yakshas in Hinduism. He is
regarded as the
regent of the
north (
Dikpala), and a
protector of the
world (Lokapala). His many
epithets extol him...
-
breath of the world'. In the
later Hindu scriptures, he is
described as a
dikpala (one of the
guardians of the direction), who
looks over the north-west...
- vegetation. He is one of the
Navagraha (nine
planets of Hinduism) and
Dikpala (guardians of the directions). The word "Chandra"
literally means "bright...
- Astra, and the
cardinal direction of the
South East (of
which Agni is the
Dikpala). The
feminine construction Āgneyī is used only as
proper noun. Āgneyī...
-
protector spirits,
whereas the
Guardians of the
Directions are
referred to as
dikpāla. In Hinduism, the
guardians of the
cardinal directions are
called dikapāla...
- Indo-Aryans.
Rigvedic deities Indreshwar Deva
Nahusha Aditya Lokapala Dikpala Indraloka Astra Astra of
Indrajit Indra Dhwaja Indrajāla Vajra, also Bhaudhara...
- and a shield, and are
often featured with
Shaiva iconography.
Dharmapala Dikpala Ayyanar Williams,
Monier (1872). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically...
-
goddess Aditi. In the
later Hindu texts like the Puranas,
Varuna is also a
Dikpala or
guardian of the
western direction. He is
depicted as a
youthful man...
