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Panchakanya, a pre-1945 lithograph from Ravi Varma Press.. The Panchakanya (Sanskrit: पञ्चकन्या, romanized: Pañcakanyā, lit. 'Five maidens') is a group of five iconic women of the Hindu epics, extolled in a hymn and whose names are believed to dispel sin when recited.
The Buddhist text, Buddhavaṃsa and Mahāvaṃsa (II, 1–24) traces the origin of the Shakyas to king Okkaka (Pali equivalent to Sanskrit Ikshvaku) and gives their genealogy from Mahasammata, an ancestor of Okkaka. This list comprises the names of a number of prominent kings of the Ikshvaku dynasty, namely, Mandhata and Sagara. [11]
Below is a non-exhaustive list of Rakshasas, a race of anthropomorphic spirits in Indian mythology. While many are malevolent, some are benevolent protectors of Dharma . Rakshasas are male while Rakshasis are female.
1 Vedic India (c. 2000s – 200s BCE) Toggle Vedic India (c. 2000s – 200s BCE) subsection ... 3 Dinakara 4 Jasakarna 5 Nagapala 6 Karnapala 7 Bhuvanasimha 8 ...
[1] [2] [3] Developed through the patronage of Ceylonese residents, Sri Lankan and Indian royals during the Nayanar-Anuraigraamam Tamraparniyan floruit, pilgrims of other dharmic schools are noted to have worshipped and made donations for their upkeep – thus Buddhist and Jain elements are also within the complexes. The Pancha Ishwarams were ...
[10] [11] In Mandala 6, the Yadu-Turvashas are stated to have been "brought from far away" by Indra. [12] [13] The Yadu-Turvashas are treated relatively positively in Mandalas 5, 6, and 8, [14] and are stated to be the occasional allies and enemies of the Puru-Bharatas. [10] In the Battle of the Ten Kings, the Yadus were defeated by Bharata ...
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[1] [4] [2] Udāyana was married to the princess Prabhāvatī, who was the daughter of Ceṭaka, the consul of the powerful Vajjika League in north-east South Asia, and was herself thus the cousin of the 24th Jain Tīrthaṅkara Mahāvīra, himself the son of Chetaka's sister Trisalā.