Buddhist deities

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf deity
gptkbp:are protectors
celebrated in festivals
spiritual guides
mythological beings
part of oral traditions
symbolic figures
embodiments of virtues
integral to rituals
often invoked for guidance
often associated with specific rituals
linked to historical figures
associated with enlightenment
connected to meditation techniques
featured in iconography
helpers in meditation
influential in spiritual development
interpreted in various cultures
often associated with specific animals
often associated with specific colors
often associated with specific mantras
often associated with specific teachings
often celebrated in pilgrimages
often depicted in mandalas
often depicted in sacred art
often depicted in various narratives
often depicted in various postures
often depicted with specific attributes
often depicted with specific hand gestures
often featured in religious texts
often invoked for blessings
often invoked in chants
often part of community rituals
often part of spiritual practices
often part of visual meditation practices
often represented in various forms
part of devotional practices
studied in theology
venerated by practitioners
part_of_Buddhist_cosmology
part_of_the_Chinese_Buddhist_pantheon
part_of_the_Japanese_Buddhist_pantheon
part_of_the_Southeast_Asian_Buddhist_pantheon
part_of_the_Tibetan_Buddhist_pantheon
gptkbp:associatedWith Buddhism
prayers
rituals
offerings
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism
gptkb:Vajrayana_Buddhism
gptkbp:depictedIn sculptures
thangka paintings
gptkbp:has sacred texts
mantras
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gptkbp:includes gptkb:Manjushri
Avalokiteshvara
Tara
Maitreya
Vajrapani
gptkbp:influence culture
art
literature
gptkbp:locatedIn temples
stupas