Gods, Goddesses & Religious Symbols of Hinduism, Buddhism & Tantrism: Including Tibetan Deities : Most Authentic & ExhaustiveM. Devi, 2004 - 349 pages |
Contents
Introduction | 6 |
Religions in Nepal | 10 |
Why Images | 13 |
Why and How Image Worship | 15 |
Why Many Gods Goddess | 17 |
Hindu Deities Not Constant | 19 |
Why Some Deities Have Many Arms and Heads | 21 |
Why Saturday is Holiday in Nepal ? | 23 |
Kumar Kartikeya | 86 |
Ten Incarnations of Vishnu | 88 |
Matsya | 90 |
Vaman or Dwarf | 91 |
Krishna | 92 |
Buddha | 94 |
Kalki | 95 |
Vishwarupa | 97 |
Why Animals as Vahana or Vehicle | 25 |
Why Animal Sacrifies | 30 |
Basic Concepts of Hinduism | 37 |
About Cows and Taboo About Beef | 44 |
Some Unique Hindu Gods Goddesses in Nepal | 48 |
Gods Goddesses | 54 |
A Vedic Gods | 56 |
B Pauranic Gods and Goddess | 67 |
Tantric Gods and Goddess | 69 |
Weekly Deities | 71 |
Major Hindu Deities I Brahma | 75 |
Vishnu | 78 |
Shiva | 79 |
Ganesh | 85 |
Goddesses | 99 |
a Vedic Goddess | 103 |
b Shakti Consorts | 105 |
Female Goddesses | 112 |
Mother Goddesses | 116 |
e Nav Durgas Nine Durgas | 118 |
f Sapta Matrika Seven Mother Goddesses | 123 |
g Ten Mahavidyas | 126 |
25 | 206 |
27 | 216 |
28 | 222 |
33 | 343 |
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