Abhaya may refer to:

People with the name

Historical

Abhaya of Upatissa Nuwara Abhaya was king of Upatissa Nuwara (modern-day Sri Lanka) from 474 BC to 454 BC. He succeeded his father Panduvasdeva after being chosen by his siblings as the oldest among them to be the next monarch of Upatissa Nuwara. See also * List of Sr ...

, king of Upathissa Nuwara from 474 to 454 BCE *

Abhaya Malla Abhaya Malla ( ne, अभय मल्ल) (died 1255) was a Malla Dynasty king of Nepal in the first half of the 13th century. His death is well documented in the history of Nepal, because he died during the 1255 earthquake which wiped out one ...

(died 1255), Malla Dynasty king of Nepal * Abhaya Naga of Anuradhapura (reigned 237–245 CE) * Amandagamani Abhaya of Anuradhapura (reigned 21–30 CE) *

Bhatikabhaya Abhaya of Anuradhapura Bhatikabhaya Abhaya was King of Anuradhapura in the 1st century BC, whose reign lasted from 20 BC to 9 AD. He succeeded his father Kutakanna Tissa as King of Anuradhapura and was succeeded by his brother Mahadathika Mahanaga. His reign of 29 ye ...

(reigned 20 BCE9 CE) *

Dutugamunu Dutugamunu the Great (, , also spelled as ''Dutthagamani''), also known as Dutthagamani Abhaya ("fearless Gamini"), was the greatest king of the Anuradhapura Kingdom who reigned from 161 BC to 137 BC. He is renowned for reuniting the whole island ...

(reigned 161–137 BCE), Sri Lankan king also known as Dutthagamani Abhaya *

Valagamba of Anuradhapura Valagamba (Sinhala: වළගම්බා), also known as Wattagamani Abhaya and Valagambahu, was a king of the Anuradhapura Kingdom of Sri Lanka. Five months after becoming king, he was overthrown by a rebellion and an invasion from South India, b ...

(reigned after 103 BCE), also known as Vattagamani Abhaya

Modern

* Sister Abhaya, the victim in the 1992

Sister Abhaya murder case Sister Abhaya (born Beena Thomas; ), a Knanaya Catholic sister, was found dead in a well filled with water in St Pius X Convent in Kottayam on March 27, 1992. Investigation into this death is by far the longest running murder investigation i ...

of Kottayam, Kerala *

Abhaya Indrayan Abhaya Indrayan (born 11 November 1945) is an Indian professor and researcher of Biostatistics. He had worked with different organizations and universities, including Delhi University College of Medical Sciences and the World Health Organizati ...

(born 1945), Indian biostatistician *

Abhaya Induruwa Abhaya Induruwa ( si, අභය ඉඳුරුව) is the inaugural Professor V K Samaranayake Endowed Professor of Computing, University of Colombo School of Computing, Sri Lanka. Having served as the Director of Cyber Innovation Hub he rece ...

(born 1950), Sri Lankan computer scientist *

Abhaya Simha Abhaya Simha is a Kannada film director and screenwriter. He was born and brought up in Mangalore, Karnataka, INDIA. He did his graduation from St. Aloysius College, Mangalore. He studied Kannada, English Literature and Journalism. After that h ...

(born 1981), Kannada film director *

Abhaya Subba Abhaya Subba ( ne, अभाय सुब्बा) is a Nepalese singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the front woman of the rock band Abhaya & the Steam Injuns. She is a former RJ of Times FM and Hits FM, and is famous for her pro ...

, Nepalese singer-songwriter and musician

Other uses

* ''Abhaya'' (film), a 2017 Indian film *

Abhayamudra The Abhayamudrā "gesture of fearlessness" is a mudrā (gesture) that is the gesture of reassurance and safety, which dispels fear and accords divine protection and bliss in Buddhism and other Indian religions. The right hand is held upright, ...

, a symbolic or ritual gesture in Hinduism and Buddhism * '' Abhaya: The Legend of Diwali'', a book on a princess of the fictional city of Anagha