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  2. Chiranjivi - Wikipedia

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    The term is a combination of chiram, or 'permanent', and jīvi, or 'lived'.It is similar to amaratva, which refers to true immortality.At the end of the last manvantara (age of Manu), an asura named Hayagriva attempted to become immortal by swallowing the sacred pages of the Vedas, as they escaped from the mouth of Brahma.

  3. List of people claimed to be immortal in myth and legend

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    This is a list of people claimed to be immortal. This list does not reference purely spiritual entities (spirits, gods, demons, angels), non-humans (monsters, aliens, elves), or artificial life (artificial intelligence, robots). This list comprises people claimed to achieve a deathless existence on Earth.

  4. Seven Immortals - Wikipedia

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    Seven Immortals / Chiranjivi (Hindu Mythology) This page was last edited on 30 December 2019, at 02:21 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...

  5. Category:Characters in Hindu mythology - Wikipedia

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    Wikipedia categories named after mythological Hindu characters (4 C) Pages in category "Characters in Hindu mythology" The following 70 pages are in this category, out of 70 total.

  6. Category:Women in Hindu mythology - Wikipedia

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    This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Characters in Hindu mythology. It includes Characters in Hindu mythology that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.

  7. List of legendary creatures in Hindu mythology - Wikipedia

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    A female nāga is a nāgī or nāgiṇī. Notable nagas. Astika is half Brahmin and half naga, son of Manasa. Kaliya, a snake conquered by Krishna. Karkotaka controls weather; Manasā, also Mansa Devi, is a Hindu folk goddess of snakes, sister of Vasuki and wife of sage Jagatkāru (Jaratkāru).

  8. List of Nāgas - Wikipedia

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    Below is a list of Nāgas, a group of serpentine and draconic deities in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. They are often guardians of hidden treasure and many are upholders of Dharma. Nāgas are male while Nāgīs or Nāginīs are female. Religious traditions that feature these entries are sorted using the following key: ॐ - Hinduism; ☸ ...

  9. List of female mystics - Wikipedia

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    4 Hinduism. Toggle Hinduism subsection. 4.1 Vedic and classical. 4.2 Medieval. 4.3 Modern. ... This is a list of female mystics. Bahá'í faith. Táhirih; Bahíyyih ...