Questions tagged [demi-god]
In Hinduism, demigod is used to refer to deities who were once human and later became devas (gods). There are three very notable demigods in Vedic Scriptures, Hanuman, Nandi (the divine vehicle of Shiva), and Garuda (the divine steed of Vishnu).
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Do Agama shastras prescribe rules regarding parivara-devatas?
Are they deities who are relatives/associates of the main deity at a temple? do agama shastras prescribe how their idols should be installed?
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Equivalent of Seven Archangels of Zorastrianism in Vedic Religion?
Zorastrianism and Early Vedic religion ar every similar, scholars even opine that they were one religion and got split into two, or one originated from the other.
Now in Zorastrianism there are seven ...
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How powerful are devatās?
BG 7.20 : Those whose knowledge has been carried away by material the celestial gods. Following their own nature, they worship the devatās, practicing rituals meant to propitiate these celestial ...
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Can anyone give me a list of people mentioned in our ancient texts who attained Siddhis through meditation only
By siddhis, i mean the superpowers mentioned in Hanuman Chalisa, Asta Siddhis like growing large and small, flying and other powers.
Can someone give me a list of people who attained super powers ...
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Why we haven't discovered different planetary systems yet as described?
While I was reading more and more, I got to know that there are different lokas below and above earth and the distance described for them is only some yojana sway (1 yojana = 8 miles = 12 kilometers), ...
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Can asuras be born as humans like how devas are born as avadhutas
Do asuras have the power to manifest as humans like how hanuman is a manifestation of shiva.
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