Vidyadhara, the Glossary
Vidyadhara(s) (Sanskrit, meaning "wisdom-holders") are a group of supernatural beings in Indian religions who possess magical powers.[1]
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41 relations: Agni Purana, Bṛhatkathāślokasaṃgraha, Bhagavata Purana, Brihatkatha, Demigod, Gandharva, Gunadhya, Hanuman, Himalayas, Indian religions, Indra, Jain literature, Jainism, Jambavan, Janamejaya, Kathasaritsagara, Khandava Forest, Kinnara, Kshemendra, Kubera, Mahabharata, Mahakavya, Malabar Coast, Paishachi, Penguin Books, Prithvi, Rakshasa, Rama, Ramayana, Ravana, Rishi, Sanskrit, Shiva, Siddha, Siddhi, Vali (Ramayana), Vanara, Vishnu, Weizza, Xian (Taoism), Yaksha.
- Buddhist mystics
- Jain mythology
- Non-human races in Hindu mythology
Agni Purana
The Agni Purana, (अग्नि पुराण) is a Sanskrit text and one of the eighteen major Puranas of Hinduism.
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Bṛhatkathāślokasaṃgraha
(Brihat-katha-shloka-sangraha, बृहत्कथाश्लोकसंग्रह), "Verse Abridgment of the Great Story", is Budhasvāmin's abridgement into Sanskrit verse of the now lost Great Story.
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Bhagavata Purana
The Bhagavata Purana (भागवतपुराण), also known as the Srimad Bhagavatam (Śrīmad Bhāgavatam), Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana or simply Bhagavata (Bhāgavata), is one of Hinduism's eighteen great Puranas (Mahapuranas).
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Brihatkatha
Bṛhatkathā (Sanskrit, "the Great Narrative") is an ancient Indian epic, said to have been written by Guṇāḍhya in a poorly-understood language known as Paiśācī.
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Demigod
A demigod is a part-human and part-divine offspring of a deity and a human, or a human or non-human creature that is accorded divine status after death, or someone who has attained the "divine spark" (divine illumination).
Gandharva
A gandharva is a member of a class of celestial beings in Indian religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, whose males are divine performers such as musicians and singers, and the females are divine dancers. Vidyadhara and gandharva are non-human races in Hindu mythology.
Gunadhya
Guṇāḍhya is the Sanskrit name of the sixth-century Indian author of the Bṛhatkathā, a large collection of tales attested by Daṇḍin, the author of the Kavyadarsha, Subandhu, the author of Vasavadatta, and Bāṇabhaṭṭa, the author of the Kadambari.
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.
Himalayas
The Himalayas, or Himalaya.
Indian religions
Indian religions, sometimes also termed Dharmic religions or Indic religions, are the religions that originated in the Indian subcontinent.
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Indra
Indra (इन्द्र) is the king of the devas and Svarga in Hinduism.
Jain literature
Jain literature (Sanskrit: जैन साहित्य) refers to the literature of the Jain religion.
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Jainism
Jainism, also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion.
Jambavan
Jambavan, also known as Jambavanta, is the king of the bears in Hindu texts.
Janamejaya
Janamejaya (जनमेजय) was a Kuru king who reigned during the Middle Vedic period.
Kathasaritsagara
The Kathāsaritsāgara ("Ocean of the Streams of Stories") (Devanagari: कथासरित्सागर) is a famous 11th-century collection of Indian legends and folk tales as retold in Sanskrit by the Shaivite Somadeva from Kashmir.
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Khandava Forest
The Khandava Forest or Khandava Vana (Sanskrit: खाण्डव वन) or Khandavaprastha (खाण्डवप्रस्थ) is a forest mentioned in the epic Mahābhārata. It lay to the west of Yamuna river.
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Kinnara
A kinnara (Sanskrit: Kiṃnara) is a creature from Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Vidyadhara and kinnara are non-human races in Hindu mythology.
Kshemendra
Kshemendra was an 11th-century Sanskrit polymath-poet, satirist, philosopher, historian, dramatist, translator and art-critic from Kashmir in India.
Kubera
Kubera (कुबेर) also known as Kuvera, Kuber and Kuberan, is the god of wealth, and the god-king of the semi-divine yakshas in Hinduism.
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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Mahakavya
Mahākāvya (lit. great kāvya, court epic), also known as sargabandha, is a genre of Indian epic poetry in Classical Sanskrit.
Malabar Coast
The Malabar Coast is the southwestern region of the Indian subcontinent.
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Paishachi
Paishachi or Paisaci is a largely unattested literary language of the middle kingdoms of India mentioned in Prakrit and Sanskrit grammars of antiquity.
Penguin Books
Penguin Books Limited is a British publishing house.
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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.
Rakshasa
Rākshasa (राक्षस,,; rakkhasa; "preservers") are a race of usually malevolent beings prominently featured in Hindu mythology. Vidyadhara and Rakshasa are non-human races in Hindu mythology.
Rama
Rama is a major deity in Hinduism.
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.
Ravana
Ravana was an ancient mythological king of the island of Lanka, and the chief antagonist in the Hindu epic Ramayana.
Rishi
In Indian religions, a rishi is an accomplished and enlightened person.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (attributively संस्कृत-,; nominally संस्कृतम्) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages.
Shiva
Shiva (lit), also known as Mahadeva (Category:Trimurti Category:Wisdom gods Category:Time and fate gods Category:Indian yogis.
Siddha
Siddha (Sanskrit: सिद्ध; "perfected one") is a term that is used widely in Indian religions and culture.
Siddhi
In Indian religions, (Sanskrit: सिद्धि; fulfillment, accomplishment) are material, paranormal, supernatural, or otherwise magical powers, abilities, and attainments that are the products of yogic advancement through sādhanās such as meditation and yoga.
Vali (Ramayana)
Vali (वाली) also known as Bali, was a vanara and the king of Kishkindha in the Hindu epic Ramayana.
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Vanara
In Hinduism, Vanara (forest-dwellers) are either monkeys, apes, or a race of forest-dwelling people. Vidyadhara and Vanara are non-human races in Hindu mythology.
Vishnu
Vishnu, also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism.
Weizza
A weizza or weikza (ဝိဇ္ဇာ, vijjādhara.) is an immortal, supernatural wizarding mystic in Buddhism in Burma associated with esoteric and occult practices such as recitation of spells, samatha, mysticism and alchemy.
Xian (Taoism)
A xian is any manner of immortal, mythical being within the Taoist pantheon or Chinese folklore.
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Yaksha
The Yakshas (यक्ष,, i) are a broad class of nature spirits, usually benevolent, but sometimes mischievous or capricious, connected with water, fertility, trees, the forest, treasure and wilderness. Vidyadhara and Yaksha are non-human races in Hindu mythology.
See also
Buddhist mystics
Jain mythology
Non-human races in Hindu mythology
- Airavata
- Apsara
- Asura
- Bhoota (ghost)
- Brahmarakshasa
- Deva (Hinduism)
- Gana
- Gandharva
- Gandharvas
- Garuda
- Guhyaka
- Haryashvas and Shabalashvas
- Hatsadiling
- Kimpurushas
- Kinnara
- Kumbhanda
- Mahoraga
- Makara
- Naga people (Lanka)
- Nāga
- Nāgas
- Pishacha
- Preta
- Rakshasa
- Vanara
- Vidyadhara
- Yaksha
- Yakshas
- Yakshini
- Yamaduta
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidyadhara
Also known as Vidyādhara.