Vishvaksena, the Glossary

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1. 61 relations: Acharya, Aegle marmelos, Agama (Hinduism), Alvars, Avatar, Bhairava, Bhikshatana, Brahmotsava, Brihad Bhagavatamrita, Chaturbhuja, Chit (consciousness), Circumambulation, Dharmaśāstra, Dvarapala, Gada (mace), Ganesha, Garga Samhita (Vaishnavite text), Guru–shishya tradition, Hanuman, Hindu tantric literature, Hinduism, Kalika Purana, Kanchipuram, Kankalamurti, Kartikeya, Kaveri, Kurma Purana, Lakshmi, Lakshmi Tantra, Mantra, Mudra, Nammalvar, Nelumbo nucifera, Pancharatra, Pītāmbara, Puja (Hinduism), Ramanuja, Ranganatha, Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam, Ranganayaki, Shaivism, Shankha, Shiva, Shrivatsa, Sri Vaishnavism, Srirangam, Srivari Brahmotsavam, Sudarshana Chakra, Tirumala, Tirumala Dhruva Bera, ... Expand index (11 more) »

2. Forms of Vishnu

Acharya

In Indian religions and society, an acharya (Sanskrit: आचार्य, IAST:; Pali: ācariya) is a religious teacher in Hinduism and Buddhism and a spiritual guide to Hindus and Buddhists.

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Aegle marmelos

Aegle marmelos, commonly known as bael (or bili or bhel), also Bengal quince, golden apple, Japanese bitter orange, stone apple or wood apple, is a species of tree native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

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Agama (Hinduism)

The Agamas (Devanagari: आगम, IAST) (ākamam) (Bengali: আগম, ISO15919: āgama) are a collection of several Tantric literature and scriptures of Hindu schools.

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Alvars

The Alvars (lit) were the Tamil poet-saints of South India who espoused bhakti (devotion) to the Hindu preserver deity Vishnu, in their songs of longing, ecstasy, and service.

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Avatar

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

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Bhairava

Bhairava (भैरव), or Kala Bhairava, is a Shaivite and Vajrayāna deity worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists.

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Bhikshatana

Bhikshatana (भिक्षाटन;; literally, "wandering about for alms, mendicancy") or Bhikshatana-murti is an aspect of the Hindu god Shiva as the "Supreme mendicant" or the "Supreme Beggar".

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Brahmotsava

A brahmotsava, also rendered mahotsava and tiruvila is the principal festival of a Hindu temple.

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Brihad Bhagavatamrita

Brihad-bhagavatamrita is a sacred text for followers of the Hindu tradition of Gaudiya Vaishnavism.

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Chaturbhuja

Chaturbhuja is a concept in Hindu iconography in which a deity is depicted with four arms.

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Chit (consciousness)

Chit (चित् or Cit) is a Sanskrit word meaning consciousness.

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Circumambulation

Circumambulation (from Latin circum around and ambulātus to walk) is the act of moving around a sacred object or idol.

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Dharmaśāstra

Dharmaśāstra (धर्मशास्त्र) are Sanskrit Puranic Smriti texts on law and conduct, and refer to treatises (śāstras) on Dharma.

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Dvarapala

A Dvarapala or Dvarapalaka (Sanskrit, "door guard"; IAST) is a door or gate guardian often portrayed as a warrior or fearsome giant, usually armed with a weapon - the most common being the ''gada'' (mace). Vishvaksena and Dvarapala are Tutelary deities.

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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.

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Ganesha

Ganesha (गणेश), also spelled Ganesh, and also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, Lambodara and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme God in the Ganapatya sect.

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Garga Samhita (Vaishnavite text)

Garga Samhita (Garga-saṃhitā) is a Sanskrit-language Vaishnavite scripture based on the Hindu deities Radha and Krishna.

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Guru–shishya tradition

The guru–shishya tradition, or parampara ("lineage"), denotes a succession of teachers and disciples in Indian-origin religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism and Buddhism (including Tibetan and Zen traditions).

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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.

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Hindu tantric literature

Tantras in Hinduism are esoteric scriptures.

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Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.

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Kalika Purana

The Kalika Purana (कालिकापुराणम्, Kālikā Purāṇa), also called the Kali Purana, Sati Purana or Kalika Tantra, is one of the eighteen minor Puranas (Upapurana) in the Shaktism tradition of Hinduism.

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Kanchipuram

Kanchipuram (IAST) also known as Kanjeevaram, is a stand alone city corporation, satellite nodal city of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu in the Tondaimandalam region, from Chennaithe capital of Tamil Nadu.

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Kankalamurti

Kankalamurti (Sanskrit: कङ्कालमूर्ति, romanized: Kaṅkālamūrti, lit."skeleton form"), also known as Kankala ("skeleton") or Kankala-Bhairava, is an iconographical form of the Hindu god Shiva.

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Kartikeya

Kartikeya, also known as Skanda, Subrahmanya, Shanmukha and Murugan, is the Hindu god of war.

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Kaveri

The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery, the anglicised name) is one of the major Indian rivers flowing through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Kaveri River rises at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri range in the Western Ghats, Kodagu district of the state of Karnataka, at an elevation of 1,341 m above mean sea level and flows for about 800 km before its outfall into the Bay of Bengal.

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Kurma Purana

The Kurma Purana (IAST: Kūrma Purāṇa) is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas, and a medieval era Vaishnavism text of Hinduism.

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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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Lakshmi Tantra

The Lakshmi Tantra is one of the Pancharatra texts that is dedicated to the goddess Lakshmi and Narayana (Vishnu) in Hinduism.

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Mantra

A mantra (Pali: mantra) or mantram (Devanagari: मन्त्रम्) is a sacred utterance, a numinous sound, a syllable, word or phonemes, or group of words (most often in an Indic language like Sanskrit) believed by practitioners to have religious, magical or spiritual powers.

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Mudra

A mudra (मुद्रा,, "seal", "mark", or "gesture") is a symbolic or ritual gesture or pose in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.

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Nammalvar

Nammalvar (Tamil: நம்மாழ்வார், lit. 'Our Alvar'; IAST Nammāḻvār) was one of the twelve Alvar saints of Tamil Nadu, India, who are known for their affiliation to the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism.

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Nelumbo nucifera

Nelumbo nucifera, also known as sacred lotus, Indian lotus, or simply lotus, is one of two extant species of aquatic plant in the family Nelumbonaceae.

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Pancharatra

Pancharatra (IAST: Pāñcarātra) was a religious movement in Hinduism that originated in late 3rd-century BCE around the ideas of Narayana and the various avatars of Vishnu as their central deities.

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Pītāmbara

Pītāmbara is a term in Hindu iconography, meaning "yellow garment or shawl", also translated as "clothed in yellow garments", and "name of Vishnu-Krishna".

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Puja (Hinduism)

Puja (translit-std), also spelt pooja, is a worship ritual performed by Hindus to offer devotional homage and prayer to one or more deities, to host and honour a guest, or to spiritually celebrate an event.

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Ramanuja

Ramanuja (Middle Tamil: Rāmāṉujam; Classical Sanskrit: Rāmānuja; 1077 – 1157), also known as Ramanujacharya, was an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru and a social reformer.

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Ranganatha

Ranganatha, also known as Ranganathar, Rangan, Aranganathar, Sri Ranga, and Thenarangathan, is a Hindu deity with his origin in southern India, serving as the chief deity of the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam. Vishvaksena and Ranganatha are forms of Vishnu.

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Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam

The Ranganathaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ranganatha (a form of Vishnu) and is located in Srirangam, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Ranganayaki

Ranganayaki, also known by her epithet Tayar, is a Hindu goddess.

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Shaivism

Shaivism (translit-std) is one of the major Hindu traditions, which worships Shiva as the Supreme Being.

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Shankha

A shankha has religious ritual importance in Hinduism.

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Shiva

Shiva (lit), also known as Mahadeva (Category:Trimurti Category:Wisdom gods Category:Time and fate gods Category:Indian yogis.

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Shrivatsa

The Shrivatsa (Sanskrit: श्रीवत्स; IAST: Śrīvatsa) is an ancient symbol, considered auspicious in Hinduism and other Indian religious traditions.

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Sri Vaishnavism

Sri Vaishnavism is a denomination within the Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism, predominantly practiced in South India.

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Srirangam

Srirangam is a neighbourhood in the city of Tiruchirappalli in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Srivari Brahmotsavam

Sri Venkateswara Swami vari Brahmotsavam or Srivari Brahmotsavam is the most significant annual fête celebrated at the Venkateswara Temple in Tirumala-Tirupati, Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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Sudarshana Chakra

The Sudarshana Chakra is a divine discus, attributed to Vishnu in the Hindu scriptures. Vishvaksena and Sudarshana Chakra are forms of Vishnu.

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Tirumala

Tirumala is a spiritual place in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

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Tirumala Dhruva Bera

Tirumala Dhruva Bera is the name given to the deity of Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, Andhra Pradesh.

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Trishula

The trishula is a trident, a divine symbol, commonly used as one of the principal symbols in Hinduism.

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Vaikhanasa

Vaikhanasa or Vaikhanasagama is a tradition of Hinduism that primarily worships Vishnu (and his associated avatars) as the Supreme God.

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Vaikuntha

Vaikuntha (translit), also called Vishnuloka, and Tirunatu (Tirunāṭu) in Tamil, is the abode of Vishnu, the supreme deity in the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism,Gavin Flood, (1996).

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Vaishnavism

Vaishnavism (translit-std) is one of the major Hindu denominations along with Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism.

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Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram

Varadharaja Perumal Temple, also called Hastagiri and Attiyuran, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu located in the city of Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Varuna

Varuna (वरुण) is a Hindu god, associated with the sky, oceans, and water.

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Vedas

The Vedas are ancient Sanskrit texts of Hinduism. Above: A page from the ''Atharvaveda''. The Vedas are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India.

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Venkateswara

Venkateswara, Venkatachalapati, Balaji, or Srinivasa, is a form of the Hindu deity Vishnu and is the presiding deity of the Venkateshwara Temple, located in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. Vishvaksena and Venkateswara are forms of Vishnu.

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Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala

The Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple is a Hindu temple situated in the hills of Tirumala at Tirupati in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh, India.

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Vishnu

Vishnu, also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism.

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Vyasa

Krishna Dvaipayana (कृष्णद्वैपायन), better known as Vyasadeva(lit) or Veda Vyasa (lit), is a revered ''rishi'' (sage) portrayed in most Hindu traditions.

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See also

Forms of Vishnu

• Adimurti
• Ananta (infinite)
• Avatars of Vishnu
• Brahala
• Caturvyūha
• Chaturvimshatimurti
• Damodar (Krishna)
• Devnarayan
• Gajendra Moksha
• Gandaberunda
• Garbhodaksayi Vishnu
• Guruvayurappan
• Harihara
• Jagannath
• Krishna
• Ksirodakasayi Vishnu
• Lakshmi Narasimha
• Lakshmi Narayana
• Mahavishnu
• Mhalsa
• Narayana
• Navagunjara
• Neela Madhava
• Para-Vasudeva
• Paramatman
• Perumal (deity)
• Pothuraju
• Pradyumna
• Purushottama
• Rama
• Ranganatha
• Rishabhanatha
• Satyanarayana Puja
• Saṃkarṣaṇa
• Shaligram
• Sudarshana Chakra
• Sugata
• Upulvan
• Vaikuntha Chaturmurti
• Vaikuntha Kamalaja
• Venkateswara
• Vishva
• Vishvaksena
• Vishvarupa
• Vithoba

References

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

Also known as Vishwaksena, Viswaksena.

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