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Vayu, the Glossary

Vayu (वायु), also known as Vata and Pavana, is the Hindu god of the winds as well as the divine messenger of the gods.^[1]

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Classical elements
Hanuman
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Wind gods

Aeolus (son of Hippotes)

In Greek mythology, Aeolus (Αἴολος, Aiolos), the son of Hippotes, was the ruler of the winds encountered by Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey. Vayu and Aeolus (son of Hippotes) are wind gods.

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Agni

Agni (अग्नि) is the Hindu god of fire. Vayu and Agni are classical elements, Lokapala and Rigvedic deities.

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Air (classical element)

Air or Wind is one of the four classical elements along with water, earth and fire in ancient Greek philosophy and in Western alchemy. Vayu and Air (classical element) are classical elements.

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The atmosphere of Earth is composed of a layer of gas mixture that surrounds the Earth's planetary surface (both lands and oceans), known collectively as air, with variable quantities of suspended aerosols and particulates (which create weather features such as clouds and hazes), all retained by Earth's gravity.

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Avatar

Avatar is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means.

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Śakra (Buddhism)

Śakra (शक्र; सक्क) is the ruler of the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven according to Buddhist cosmology.

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Bhima

In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Bhima (भीम) is the second among the five Pandavas. Vayu and Bhima are Characters in the Mahabharata.

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Brahma

Brahma (ब्रह्मा) is a Hindu god, referred to as "the Creator" within the Trimurti, the trinity of supreme divinity that includes Vishnu and Shiva. Vayu and Brahma are Lokapala.

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Brahmaloka

Brahmaloka (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मालोक, IAST: Brahmāloka) or Satyaloka (Sanskrit: सत्यलोक) sometimes refers to the realm of Brahma, the creator god, a member of the Trimurti along with Vishnu and Shiva, along with his consort Saraswati.

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Brahman

In Hinduism, Brahman (ब्रह्मन्; IAST: Brahman) connotes the highest universal principle, the Ultimate Reality of the universe.

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Breathing

Breathing (spiration or ventilation) is the rhythmical process of moving air into (inhalation) and out of (exhalation) the lungs to facilitate gas exchange with the internal environment, mostly to flush out carbon dioxide and bring in oxygen.

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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद्) is one of the Principal Upanishads and one of the first Upanishadic scriptures of Hinduism.

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Chandogya Upanishad

The Chandogya Upanishad (Sanskrit: छान्दोग्योपनिषद्, IAST: Chāndogyopaniṣad) is a Sanskrit text embedded in the Chandogya Brahmana of the Sama Veda of Hinduism.

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Chandra dynasty

The Chandra dynasty was a Buddhist dynasty, originating from the South East Bengal region of Indian subcontinent, which ruled the Samatata area of Bengal, as well as Arakan.

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Deva (Hinduism)

Deva (Sanskrit: देव) means "shiny", "exalted", "heavenly being", "divine being", "anything of excellence", and is also one of the Sanskrit terms used to indicate a deity in Hinduism. Vayu and Deva (Hinduism) are Rigvedic deities.

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Devi Bhagavata Purana

The Devi Bhagavata Purana (देवी भागवतपुराणम्), also known as the Srimad Devi Bhagavatam or simply Devi Bhagavatam, is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas of Hinduism.

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Dharmapala

A dharmapāla is a type of wrathful god in Buddhism. The name means "dharma protector" in Sanskrit, and the dharmapālas are also known as the Defenders of the Justice (Dharma), or the Guardians of the Law. There are two kinds of dharmapala, Worldly Guardians (lokapala) and Wisdom Protectors (jnanapala).

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Dvapara Yuga

Dvapara Yuga (IAST: Dvāpara-yuga), in Hinduism, is the third and third-best of the four yugas (world ages) in a Yuga Cycle, preceded by Treta Yuga and followed by Kali Yuga.

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Fūjin

or, sometimes also known as Ryobu, is the Japanese god of the wind and one of the eldest Shinto gods.

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Gada (mace)

The gada (Sanskrit: गदा gadā, Kannada: ಗದೆ, Telugu: గద, Tamil: கதை, Malay: gedak, Old Tagalog: batuta) is a mallet or blunt mace from the Indian subcontinent. Vayu and gada (mace) are Hanuman.

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Gazelle

A gazelle is one of many antelope species in the genus Gazella.

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Goad

The goad is a traditional farming implement, used to spur or guide livestock, usually oxen, which are pulling a plow or a cart; used also to round up cattle.

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Guardians of the directions

The Guardians of the Directions (दिक्पाल) are the deities who rule the specific directions of space according to Hinduism, Jainism and Vajrayāna Buddhism—especially Kālacakra.

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Hanuman

Hanuman (हनुमान्), also known as Maruti, Bajrangabali, and Anjaneya, is a deity in Hinduism, revered as a divine vanara, and a devoted companion of the deity Rama. Vayu and Hanuman are Characters in the Mahabharata.

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Hindu deities

Hindu deities are the gods and goddesses in Hinduism.

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Hindus

Hindus (also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma.

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Horse

The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal.

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Indian epic poetry

Indian epic poetry is the epic poetry written in the Indian subcontinent, traditionally called Kavya (or Kāvya; Sanskrit: काव्य, IAST: kāvyá).

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Indra

Indra (इन्द्र) is the king of the devas and Svarga in Hinduism. Vayu and Indra are Characters in the Mahabharata and Lokapala.

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Ishana

Ishana (Sanskrit: ईशान, IAST: Īśāna), is a Hindu god and the dikapala of the northeast direction. Vayu and Ishana are Lokapala.

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Kali Yuga

Kali Yuga, in Hinduism, is the fourth, shortest and worst of the four yugas (world ages) in a Yuga Cycle, preceded by Dvapara Yuga and followed by the next cycle's Krita (Satya) Yuga.

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Kurukshetra War

The Kurukshetra War (कुरुक्षेत्र युद्ध), also called the Mahabharata War, is a war described in the Hindu epic poem Mahabharata, arising from a dynastic struggle between two groups of cousins, the Kauravas and the Pandavas, for the throne of Hastinapura.

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Lakshmi

Lakshmi (sometimes spelled Laxmi) also known as Shri, is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism.

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List of wind deities

A wind god is a god who controls the wind(s).

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Madhvacharya

Madhvacharya (1199–1278 CE or 1238–1317 CE), also known as Purna Prajna and Ānanda Tīrtha, was an Indian philosopher, theologian and the chief proponent of the Dvaita (dualism) school of Vedanta.

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Mahabharata

The Mahābhārata (महाभारतम्) is one of the two major Smriti texts and Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered in Hinduism, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa.

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Maruts

In Hinduism, the Maruts (मरुत), also known as the Marutagana and sometimes identified with Rudras, are storm deities and sons of Rudra and Prisni. Vayu and Maruts are Rigvedic deities.

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Nirṛti

Nirṛti sometimes spelled Nirruti or Nirriti, is a Hindu deity, personifying death, decay, and sorrow. Vayu and Nirṛti are Lokapala and Rigvedic deities.

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Nusa Bayu

Bandar Nusa Bayu (Jawi: بنـــدر نوســـا بايـــو) or Nusa Bayu, is a township in Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia.

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Om

Om (or Aum) (translit-std, ISO 15919: Ōṁ) is a symbol representing a sacred sound, syllable, mantra, and an invocation in Hinduism.

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Pancha Bhuta

Pancha Bhuta (पञ्चभूत), five elements, is a group of five basic elements, which, in Hinduism, is the basis of all cosmic creation. Vayu and Pancha Bhuta are classical elements.

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Pandava

The Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, IAST: Pāṇḍava) is a group name referring to the five legendary brothers, Yudhishtira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva, who are central figures of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.

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Philip Lutgendorf

Philip Lutgendorf is an American scholar of South Asia.

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Prithvi

Prithvi (Sanskrit: पृथ्वी,, also पृथिवी,, "the Vast One"), also rendered Pṛthvī Mātā, is the Sanskrit name for the earth, as well as the name of a devi (goddess) in Hinduism of the earth and some branches of Buddhism. Vayu and Prithvi are classical elements and Rigvedic deities.

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Rakshasa

Rākshasa (राक्षस,,; rakkhasa; "preservers") are a race of usually malevolent beings prominently featured in Hindu mythology.

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Rama

Rama is a major deity in Hinduism. Vayu and Rama are Characters in the Mahabharata.

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Ramayana

The Ramayana (translit-std), also known as Valmiki Ramayana, as traditionally attributed to Valmiki, is a smriti text (also described as a Sanskrit epic) from ancient India, one of the two important epics of Hinduism known as the Itihasas, the other being the Mahabharata.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vayu

Also known as Mukhyaprana, Pavamana, Pavan (Hindu god), Pavana (Hinduism), Pawan Dev, Vaayu, Vayudeva, Vâta, Vāyu.

, Sanskrit, Soma (drink), Surya, Treta Yuga, Tvashtr, Upanishads, Vaiśravaṇa, Varuna, Vayu Purana, Vayu-Vata, Vedas, Vishnu, Vishvarupa, Wind, Yama.

Vayu, the Glossary

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Classical elements

Hanuman

Lokapala

Wind gods

References