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Vinayaki is sometimes also seen as the part of the sixty-four yoginis or the matrika goddesses. However, scholar Krishan believes that Vinayaki is an early elephant-headed matrikas, the Brahmanical shakti of Ganesha, and the Tantric yogini are three distinct goddesses. [4] In the Jain and Buddhist traditions
The Mahabharata narrates in different chapters the birth of warrior-god Kartikeya (the son of Shiva and Parvati) and his association with the Matrikas – his adopted mothers. [15] In one version, Indra (king of gods) sends the goddesses called "mothers of the world" to kill him. [15]
A yogini. The temple contains stone images of the yoginis; among them are Kamada ("Giver of Sexual Love"), whose image includes a yonipuja, worship of the yoni. [10] [12] The 81 images include 8 Matrikas, Mother goddesses, from an earlier time; [13] one of them is Chandika, who is depicted riding a human corpse in a cremation ground. [14]
[4] The name Vināyaka is a common name for Ganesha both in the Purāṇas and in Buddhist Tantras. [6] In the Smrti of Yājñavalkya, written in the 6th century, Vināyaka is definitely mentioned as a demon who had been exalted to the rank of a deva. [7] He is clearly described as elephant-headed by the 8th century. [8]
Adi Vinayaka (Sanskrit: आदि विनायक, IAST: Ādi Vināyaka, also known as Nara Mukha Vinayaka) [1] is a form of the Hindu deity Ganesha (Vinayaka), which portrays Ganesha with a human head, prior to his decapitation by his father, Shiva.
One who has two Mothers Dvaimatura Om Dvaimaturaya Namah। द्विमुख ॐ द्विमुखाय नमः। Lord with two Heads Dwimukha Om Dwimukhaya Namah। प्रमुख ॐ प्रमुखाय नमः। Supreme Head of the Universe Pramukha Om Pramukhaya Namah। सुमुख
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Benzaiten (left), Kangiten (center) and Tamonten (right) in Daishō-in temple (Itsukushima, Hiroshima Prefecture). Ganesha's emergence in the historical record is linked to the vināyakas, a group of troublesome demons in Hindu texts which were known to create obstacles for Buddhist practitioners.