84000 Glossary of Terms

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དབང་བདག | Glossary of Terms

    དབང་བདག

    dbang bdag

    Īśāna

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Publications: 4
Translation by Fumi Yao
  • Īśāna
  • དབང་བདག
  • dbang bdag
  • Īśāna

An epithet of Śiva.

Translation by Dr. Fumi Yao
  • Īśāna
  • དབང་བདག
  • dbang bdag
  • Īśāna

One of the eight guardians of the directions, Īśāna guards the northeast quarter.

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Translation by Laura Dainty · Khenpo Tsöndrü Sangpo
  • Īśāna
  • Īśāna

A form of Śiva, a guardian of the northeast.

Translation by Adam Krug
  • Īśāna
  • དབང་བདག
  • dbang bdag
  • Īśāna

One of the eight guardians of the directions, Īśāna guards the northeast quarter.