གཟའ། | Glossary of Terms
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གཟའ།
- gza’
- graha
- Term
- graha
- གཟའ།
- gza’
- graha
A demon that causes an eclipse; a spirit that causes possession; a planet.
- graha
- གཟའ།
- gza’
- graha
Eclipse; a class of spirits causing possession.
- graha
- གཟའ།
- gza’
- graha
Deities associated with the planets.
- celestial bodies
- གཟའ།
- gza’
- graha
The sun, moon, Mercury (Budha), Venus (Śukra), Mars (Aṅgāra), Jupiter (Bṛhaspati), Saturn (Śaniścara), the eclipse (Rāhu), and meteors/comets (Ketu). In some presentations Rāhu refers to the eclipse of the northern lunar node, Ketu to the eclipse of the southern lunar node.
- celestial body
- གཟའ།
- gza’
- graha
Astronomical bodies that are believed to exert influence on individuals and the world according to Indic astrological lore. There are traditionally nine: the sun, the moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, the eclipse (Rāhu), and comets/meteors (Ketu).