De > References for ‘deities’
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[20] Even in petty matters they resorted [...] exploiters created a good number of deities, and around each deity emerged [...] perpetrate their exploitation.
[8] The real spirit of dharma lies [...] Puruśa. One who worships numerable deities has undoubtedly forsaken Parama [...] should give it some other name.
[13] (Sára means knowledge; Sárada [...] mythological goddesses, not Vedic deities. Of course, in the Vedas there [...] greatest of all rivers.”)
[51] And each and every entity of this [...] different gods and goddesses and deities have each their own [decoration]. [...] are your only decorations.”
[27] The Entity whose vibration vibrates [...] culminate, is the true Deva. All other deities are engaged in the service of [...] means the eight páshas.
[4] In the age of Shiva, towards the [...] non-Aryans regarding the issue of deities; there was no difference of opinion [...] Tántriks [followers of Shiva Tantra].
[32] These deities were the objects of worship for [...] cannot be called Vaedyeshvara.)
[4] After the Stone Age came the Bronze Age. In the Bronze Age people started manufacturing deities out of bronze. Some of these statues can still be found today.
[9] There is a well-known story about [...] to destroy all Hindu temples and deities. When Kalachand’s temple [...] his new religion. He disfigured deities, destroyed temples and threatened [...] mercilessly for his bad behaviour.
[15] In the future you should be careful [...] become Ánanda Márgiis. Deities should be preserved in museums, [...] historical heritage of the country.
[91] Thus we can see, in the social [...] girls’ rhymes and songs to the deities, that mothers have taught their [...] co-wives should live short lives.
[120] The vipra priests also adopted [...] different kinds of worship of those deities; and, conveying strange commands from the deities at odd times, took to fleecing [...] materials to be used for worship.
[30] It is not that the concepts of [...] see that the people are creating deities depending on their own psychic ideation.
[31] When the deity stands with the [...] the difference between the two deities. Then again there are other deities, such as Durgá, Navadurgá, [...] originated in the Puranic tradition.
[32] The nine kinds of plant having special qualities of their own are themselves treated as deities. They are repositories of power, [...] worshipped as symbols of nine Tantric deities. For instance, the plantain tree, [...] come from adopting these ideas.
[183] In order to encourage the art of [...] spheres of social life. Statues, deities and other creations will attain [...] occasionally holding exhibitions.
[5] The endless expressions of life [...] entities are called devatás [deities, gods and goddesses]. Shiva’s [...] is definitely a devatá.
[10] Next came the age of Shiva Tantra. In those days, many káliká shaktis [deities] were accepted, but there was [...] continued to promote the worship of the deities of Post-Shiva Tantra, but now introduced their worship in the form of idols as well.
[18] Though it may be a bit irrelevant, [...] to gain material boons from the deities. During the period of Vajrayána [...] Vajrayoginii, Vajratárá, etc.
[19] Anyway, to these five Buddha-shaktis were later added other deities, like Háritii, Máricii [...] a laokik goddess. Many of these deities of Buddhist Tantra were later [...] continual process of mutual exchange.
[20] Besides these deities, there were many laokik deities, such as Mauṋgalácańd́ii, [...] in India during the Puranic Age.
[5] The endless expressions of life [...] entities are called devatás [deities, gods and goddesses]. Shiva’s [...] is definitely a devatá.
[10] Next came the age of Shiva Tantra. In those days, many kálashaktis [deities] were accepted, but there was [...] 1 )
[13] There are still others who think [...] that in the worship of certain deities some people are invited to the [...] please ring the bell quickly?”
[46] One who realizes Brahma in this [...] foolish people who worship their deities with ulterior motives are sure to suffer devastating consequences.
[5] Now, let us take another word – [...] the different names of different deities. All have got the same import [...] sádhaka will attain enlightenment.
[38] The people of Bengal noted that [...] calendar. Only the religious worship of deities, shráddha [last [...] determined by the solar calendar.
[11] Those who worship the various deities in pursuit of artha (mundane wealth) and not Paramártha (Supreme wealth) do so because those deities are the controllers of the transient wealth of the universe. Those who worship these deities to attain Brahma will be sadly [...] totally devoid of rationality.
[78] The similarity between the gods [...] Tárá is one of the famous deities of the Buddhist Tantras. The worships [...] Tárá as a non-Hindu deity.
[80] There are some goddesses whose [...] determine. That is to say, they are deities common to both schools of Tantra, [...] accepted by the Buddhist Tantras.
[4] In the age of Shiva, towards the [...] non-Aryans regarding the issue of deities; there was no difference of opinion [...] Tántriks [followers of Shiva Tantra].
[32] These deities were the objects of worship for [...] cannot be called Vaedyeshvara.)
[16] 2. Anácarańiiya Shúdras [...] Secondly, one is allowed to worship the deities in their houses without the fear of losing one’s caste.
[35] Gáńapatyácára [...] of animals at the altars of the deities. In southern India, Shaevácára [...] Vaeśńavácára was yet to evolve.
[42] These are the deities of that transition stage of Indian [...] Buŕo Shiva is a Buddhist deity.
[35] In the previous shloka it was said [...] exorbitant prices. Then, at night, the deities are placed on their appointed [...] people bear so many hardships.
[3] [Salvation cannot be attained merely by interpreting the scriptures, nor by worshipping deities according to specific scriptural [...] – there is no doubt about it.]
[68] [You distributed splendid offerings [...] satisfied the desires of the presiding deities of all ten directions of the world. [...] Supreme Entity, victory unto You.]
[4] Still later, people started worshipping [...] resulting in the creation of different deities and the construction of religious [...] commenced. After some time many new deities were created, which represented [...] to fiercely exploit each other.
[9] All human beings want to lead a [...] force people to worship particular deities out of fear. People are told that [...] be a deity? This is all dogma.
[16] Similarly, the life of a goat is [...] offered as sacrifices to various deities. The remaining goats are made [...] nothing that anyone can say to them.
[35] In the Vedas, little distinction [...] the other races. They are termed deities or Sura. The non-Aryans are described [...] be totally false and misleading.
[1] The psychology of Ráŕh [...] transformed into non-scriptural deities. Many, however, have not been [...] to convert the [remaining] Jain deities into Puranic gods and goddesses. [...] Vaeśńava Dharma of Ráŕh.
[2] [Extremes of] casteism developed [...] Vaeśńava Dharma. The unnamed deities of Jain Tantra also veered from [...] transformed into Jain Shiva temples.
[4] The basic theme of the Mauṋgalkávya [...] out of place here, because the deities had no social standing though [...] Mauṋgalkávya helped the deities gain social standing. The poetic [...] were all from Ráŕh.
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[1] The golden age of the Mauṋgalkávya [...] Mauṋgalkávya was to establish certain deities – non-scriptural deities, Buddhist deities, Jain deities and Paoráńika deities – in society, in doing so [...] Phullará”]. In order to show how the deities of the Mauṋgalkávya [...] distressed Ráŕh.
[14] It is Shiva who is the original [...] by the villagers. All the deities of Ráŕh are somehow [...] His sisters. The priests of those deities of Ráŕh which have [...] another original Bengalee community.
[48] “The Psychology behind the Origin of Tantric Deities”. Discourse in Bengali. Originally [...] ÁVA and ÁAA. Tape.
[126] Chapter on “Tantric Goddesses”. [...] Psychology behind the Origin of Tantric Deities” in Discourses on Tantra 1, tr. from the original Bengali by ÁVA and ÁAA.
[6] People make offerings to certain deities secretly. The psychology behind [...] have to move ahead vigorously.
[16] The system of performing sádhaná on various deities is not exactly the same as this, but somewhat similar. Deities like shadowy figures also become [...] to achieve the siddhi of various deities, one should acquire more mental [...] realm of genuine spirituality.
[23] This type of siddhi of various deities is a kind of psychic achievement [...] to do with the spiritual world.
[118] “All sahibs are not the [...] arranged to please the different deities?”
[112] I said, “Many deities have conch shells in their hands. [...] market. Is it not violence?”
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[52] Behind the origin of a religion [...] developed for the worship of different deities. So blind were their sentiments [...] This is the result of blind faith.
[62] Many people consider their temple [...] reverence that they are treated as deities. But the paper on which the scripture [...] damage by fragmenting human society.
[49] Religions always prescribe various [...] supposed to worship particular deities, fixed sacerdotal fees are to be charged, prescribed animals are to be sacrificed to the deities, alters are to be built in a particular [...] movements and external activities.
[55] Certain practices were not originally [...] Bengal the Muslims worship the deities Satya Narayana and Olabibi. These [...] from one generation to another.
[56] The only way to combat religious [...] eclipse is a physical phenomenon. The deities Ráhu and Ketu have nothing [...] who still worship mythological deities because they believe that the deities can be propitiated to release [...] ideas will vanish from society.
[22] Regarding the custom of wearing [...] fortunes and misfortunes to those deities. In order to save themselves from [...] practices will be incomplete.
[24] Later on, after deer had become [...] calamities and no longer propitiate deities by offering ghee in sacrificial [...] yajiṋopaviita is useful.
[6] People normally offer sentient things to different deities – white flowers are generally [...] reverence or with indifference”].
[14] They knew neither how to light [...] sea, was another of their chief deities. Agni, Marut, Indra, Varuńa [...] horizon with its crimson light.
[22] What is Supreme or Parama Brahma? [...] or ceremonious propitiation of deities and evil planets, ceremonial fasts, [...] about Him.” Yama replies,
[1] There are certain deities which are recognized in more than [...] [Hindu] Tantra. The number of such deities is not negligible. Originally [...] Tárá is a recognized deity.
[4] The Śod́ashii deity [...] certain fundamental ways all three deities Śod́ashii, Jagaddhátrii [...] reddish glow is exuded; all the deities are three-eyed; then again all [...] side-by-side, sometimes intermixed.
[63] It has been said earlier, and it [...] Puráńas, because their deities, Shiva, Viśńu, Krśńa [...] and children are also mentioned.
[114] “Ma” means “tongue” [...] innocent goats at the altar of the deities in the name of máḿsa [...] flesh. Alas! what an interpretation!
[73] The concept of Sarasvatii arose [...] both goddesses are the presiding deities of learning, they are so fundamentally [...] the transformation of the other.
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