... ithyphallic specimens in chalcolithic Daimabad to the representation of deities such as Yakshas, Nagas and mother goddesses in Buddhist caves. The continuities in modern times that are extensively mentioned here makes this a reading that is of interest for understanding folk religion across time. chalcolithic...

... juxtaposition Paṇḍavas pratibhā insight or genius Rāma Lord Rāmāyaṇa Sītā śloka verse śoka sorrow sorrow śoka Space Tulasīdāsa Vālmīki world Yaksha Yakṣa bhakti Blake William Brahman Absolute Reality Chāndogya Upanishad Ghosh Aurobindo Homer jñāna Marriage of Heaven and Hell Blake Plato...

... and worldly success (yakshas, nagas, etc). This text refutes the notion that the presence of these deities is linked to periods of decline in Buddhism by demonstrating how the inclusion of these semi‐divine figures was part of an intentional process by which the Buddhist...

..., the various phases that could be detected on the basis of architecture and style, the descriptions of various deities – mithunas, a Naga, Gajalakshmi representations—all this, and much more, figures in this article. cave s of Ajanta Thanala Cousens H Ganesha shrines Maharashtra Yaksha...