Thirty-three gods

Thirty-three gods

The Thirty-three gods is a pantheon of Hindu deities, some of Vedic origin and some developed later. It generally includes a set of 31 deities consisting of 12 Ādityas, 11 Rudras, and 8 Vasus; the identity of the other two deities that fill out the 33 varies.

The 31 are:

* Twelve Ādityas (personified deities) – Mitra, Aryaman, Bhaga, IAST|Varuṇa, IAST|Dakṣa, IAST|Aṃśa, IAST|Tvāṣṭṛ, IAST|Pūṣan, Vivasvat, IAST|Savitṛ, Śakra, IAST|Viṣṇu. This list sometimes varies in particulars.

* Eleven Rudras, consisting of:
** "Five abstractions" – Ānanda "bliss", Vijñāna "knowledge", Manas "thought", IAST|Prāṇa "breath" or "life", Vāc "speech",
** "Five names of Śiva" – Īśāna "ruler", IAST|Tatpuruṣa "that person", Aghora "not terrible", Vāmadeva "pleasant god", Sadyojāta "born at once"
** "Ātmā" "self"

* Eight Vasus (deities of material elements) – IAST|Pṛthivī "Earth", Agni "Fire", IAST|Antarikṣa "Atmosphere", Vāyu "Wind", IAST|Dyauṣ "Sky", Sūrya "Sun", IAST|Nakṣatra "Stars", Soma "Moon"

To these may be added:
* Prajāpati "Master of creatures", the creator
* Indra, lord of the gods

Other sources include instead the two Aśvins (or Nāsatyas), twin solar deities.

The generic title, though not the particular names of the deities, was borrowed in Buddhist sources as a name for the heaven "of the Thirty-three gods" (IAST|Trāyastriṃśa).

External links

* [http://www.tientai.net/teachings/dharma/6realms/33gods.htm Thirty-Three Gods]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Stone Gods — For the book, see Jeanette Winterson. Stone Gods Stone Gods 2008, Dundee UK Background information Origin East Anglia, United Kingdo …   Wikipedia

  • The Gods Themselves — infobox Book | name = The Gods Themselves title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of first edition (hardcover) author = Isaac Asimov illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Science fiction… …   Wikipedia

  • Maryland Million Distaff Handicap top three finishers — This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Maryland Million Distaff Handicap, an American state bred stakes race for fillies and mares three year olds and up at seven… …   Wikipedia

  • Hindu deities — This article is about Deities worshipped as murtis in Hinduism. For the Hindu concept of God, see God in Hinduism. An article related to Hinduism …   Wikipedia

  • Buddhism — Buddhist, n., adj. Buddhistic, Buddhistical, adj. Buddhistically, adv. /booh diz euhm, bood iz /, n. a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of southeast Asia, holding that… …   Universalium

  • Buddha — /booh deuh, bood euh/, n. 1. Also called Butsu, Gautama, Gautama Buddha. (Prince Siddhattha or Siddhartha) 566? c480 B.C., Indian religious leader: founder of Buddhism. 2. any of a series of teachers in Buddhism, of whom Gautama was the last, who …   Universalium

  • Rigveda — The Rigveda (Sanskrit sa. ऋग्वेद IAST|ṛgveda , a compound of IAST|ṛc praise, verse [derived from the root IAST|ṛc to praise , cf. Dhātupātha 28.19. Monier Williams translates a Veda of Praise or Hymn Veda ] and IAST|veda knowledge ) is an ancient …   Wikipedia

  • Heaven — may refer to the physical heavens, the sky or the seemingly endless expanse of the universe beyond.The term is used to refer to a plane of existence (sometimes held to exist in our own universe) in religions and spiritual philosophies, typically… …   Wikipedia

  • Savitr — This article is about Deities in Vedic Hinduism. For concept of God, see God in Hinduism. An article related to Hinduism …   Wikipedia

  • Aditya — In Hinduism, the IAST|Ādityas are a group of Devas or celestial gods, the sons of Āditi and Kashyapa. VedasIn the Rigveda, the Ādityas are the seven celestial gods, sons of Āditi, headed by Varuna, followed by Mitra: #Varuna #Mitra #Aryaman… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”