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  2. Shiva in Buddhism - Wikipedia

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    According to Buddhist traditions, he helps good people, mostly who follow the Buddhist precepts and eat a vegetarian diet, and also punishes bad people for their evil deeds. He helps yogis doing Kundalini Meditation. [2] [3] He is bodhisattva of Tenth Bhumi. [citation needed] He is one of the important deity venerated in Sri Lankan Buddhism.

  3. Shiva - Wikipedia

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    In Theravada Buddhism, Shiva is depicted as Ishana, a deva residing in the 6th heaven of Kamadhatu along with Sakra Indra. In Vajrayana Buddhism, Shiva is depicted as Mahakala, a dharma protecting Bodhisattva. In most forms of Buddhism, the position of Shiva is lesser than that of Mahabrahma or Sakra Indra. In Mahayana Buddhist texts, Shiva ...

  4. Mundamala - Wikipedia

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    The god Shiva and his fierce manifestations are often depicted wearing the mundamala; Shiva is covered with ashes and skulls adorn him. [10] Pahari paintings often picture Shiva's family making mundamalas. Shiva's son Kartikeya helps him or his consort Parvati handing over a head, while the latter threads

  5. Śūnyatā - Wikipedia

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    According to some scholars, the Buddha-nature which these sutras discuss does not represent a substantial self . Rather, it is a positive expression of emptiness, and represents the potentiality to realize Buddhahood through Buddhist practices.

  6. Mahakala - Wikipedia

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    Mahākāla (Sanskrit: महाकाल, pronounced [mɐɦaːˈkaːlɐ]) is a deity common to Hinduism and Buddhism. [1]In Buddhism, Mahākāla is regarded as a Dharmapāla ("Protector of the Dharma") and a wrathful manifestation of a Buddha, while in Hinduism, Mahākāla is a fierce manifestation of the Hindu god Shiva and the consort of the goddess Mahākālī; [1] he most prominently ...

  7. Yamantaka - Wikipedia

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    In the buddhist Tantra, Siva as wrathful Bhairava, prefixing of the term “vajra” to his name—the preeminent symbol of power in the Buddhist tantra vehicle —is interpreted as a definitive sign of Bhairava’s wholesale transformation and conversion to Buddhism. The subjugation and conversion of non-Buddhist deities and the subsequent ...

  8. Buddhist symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Buddhist symbolism is the use of symbols (Sanskrit: pratīka) to represent certain aspects of the Buddha's Dharma (teaching). Early Buddhist symbols which remain important today include the Dharma wheel, the Indian lotus, the three jewels and the Bodhi tree. [1] Buddhism symbolism is intended to represent the key values of the Buddhist faith.

  9. Damaru - Wikipedia

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    A damaru (Sanskrit: डमरु, IAST: ḍamaru; Tibetan ཌ་མ་རུ་ or རྔ་ཆུང) is a small two-headed drum, used in Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism.In Hinduism, the damaru is known as the instrument of the Hindu deity Shiva, associated with Tantric traditions.