- The
Guardians of the
Directions (Sanskrit: दिक्पाल, IAST:
Dikpāla) are the
deities who rule the
specific directions of
space according to Hinduism, Jainism...
- vegetation. He is one of the
Navagraha (nine
planets of Hinduism) and
Dikpala (guardians of the directions). The word "Chandra"
literally means "bright...
- that are
close neighbors geographically. Ten
Hindu deities,
known as the "
Dikpālas", have been
recognized in
classical Indian scriptures,
symbolizing the...
-
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...
-
holding a trident,
patissa (sword) and club. He
became the
leader of the
Dikpalas. The Pañchabrahmas are five
specific aspects of
Shiva collectively taken...
-
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...
- with
figures of the
consorts of the
Dikpalas,
Nagas and
their female consort Naginis and
various goddesses. The
Dikpalas and
their consorts are seen with...
- mukha-mandapa also has dvarapalas. With the
mandapa are
eight small shrines for
dikpalas, or
guardian deities of each
direction such as Agni, Indra, Varuna, Kubera...
-
earlier supremacy diminished, and he was
relegated to a
lesser role as a
dikpala, or
guardian of the
western direction. He is
depicted as a
youthful man...
