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List Of Fortune Deities
A fortune deity is a deity associated with fortune, luck and wealth in mythology. Hinduism * Lakshmi: Goddess of wealth, fortune and luck. * Kubera: God of wealth * Ganesha: God of wisdom, luck and good beginnings; associated with wealth and fortune. * Alakshmi: Goddess of misfortune. Tai folk religion, Thai folk religion * Nang Kwak: Goddess of wealth, fortune and luck * Phosop: Goddess of wealth * Mae ya nang (แม่ย่านาง) : Goddess of luck and good beginnings; associated with wealth and fortune. * Phra phum chaiya mongkol (พระภูมิชัยมงคล) : * Phra Nang phum chaiya ( wife of Phra phum chaiya mongkol ) (พระนางภูมิไชยา) : Chinese folk religion and Taoism * Caishen * Zhao Gongming * Bi Gan * The five Caishen of all directions(五路神) * Goddess QianmuCaishen ( 錢母財神 ) * Goddess Wuji caishenye (無極財神爺) Mahayana * Kisshōten, Śrīmahādevī * Vaiśravaṇa * Benzaiten * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakshmi
Lakshmi (; , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism. She is the goddess of wealth, fortune, power, beauty, fertility and prosperity, and associated with ''Maya'' ("Illusion"). Along with Parvati and Saraswati, she forms the Tridevi of Hindu goddesses. Within the goddess-oriented Shaktism, Lakshmi is venerated as the prosperity aspect of the Mother goddess. Lakshmi is both the consort and the divine energy (''shakti'') of the Hindu god Vishnu, the Supreme Being of Vaishnavism; she is also the Supreme Goddess in the sect and assists Vishnu to create, protect, and transform the universe. She is an especially prominent figure in Sri Vaishnavism, in which devotion to Lakshmi is deemed to be crucial to reach Vishnu. Whenever Vishnu descended on the earth as an avatar, Lakshmi accompanied him as consort, for example, as Sita and Radha or Rukmini as consorts of Vishnu's avatars Rama and Krishna, respectively. The eight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahayana
Mahāyāna ( ; , , ) is a term for a broad group of Buddhist traditions, texts, philosophies, and practices developed in ancient India ( onwards). It is considered one of the three main existing branches of Buddhism, the others being Theravāda and Vajrayāna.Harvey (2013), p. 189. Mahāyāna accepts the main scriptures and teachings of early Buddhism but also recognizes various doctrines and texts that are not accepted by Theravada Buddhism as original. These include the Mahāyāna sūtras and their emphasis on the ''bodhisattva'' path and ''Prajñāpāramitā''. Vajrayāna or Mantra traditions are a subset of Mahāyāna which makes use of numerous tantric methods Vajrayānists consider to help achieve Buddhahood. Mahāyāna also refers to the path of the bodhisattva striving to become a fully awakened Buddha for the benefit of all sentient beings, and is thus also called the "Bodhisattva Vehicle" (''Bodhisattvayāna'').Damien Keown (2003), A Dictionary of Buddhism', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
