ནམ་གྲུ། | Glossary of Terms

A constellation in the north, personified as a semidivine being. Here called upon for protection.

The name of a lunar asterism. Its chief star is known as Zeta Pisicum in the occidental tradition.

The name of a nakṣatra; also a yakṣiṇī invoked in magical rites.

A lunar mansion in the north.

A class of deities, perhaps of astrological origins, that is associated with disease.

A class of deities, perhaps of astrological origins, that is associated with disease.

A class of deities, perhaps of astrological origins, that is associated with disease.

A class of deities, perhaps of astrological origins, that is associated with disease.

This name can refer to various non-Buddhist goddesses (such as Durgā), who often have a wrathful and protective nature. Revatī is also the name of a rākṣasī associated with the illness and mortality of children. Revatī is also one of the constellations in the heavens, personified as a goddess. The Tibetan rendering of this name can also refer to a group of local female deities and even a male monastic disciple of the Buddha Śākyamuni (in which case nam gru translates the Sanskrit name Revata). In Kangyur literature Revatī (both the goddess and the rākṣasī) is at times linked to the Dharma protector Rematī. This link appears to have been made by the editors of the Kangyur.

A graha or goddess who harms children.