Varāha
Record IDcnp00551827
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp00551827
Last Edit2024-02-08
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Inkarnation Wischnus
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ActivityPersonen als literarisches Motiv (12.4p) (sswd)
Personen als künstlerisches Motiv (13.1cp) (sswd)
Personen zu allgemeiner und vergleichender Religionswissenschaft, Personen zu nichtchristlichen Religionen (3.1p) (sswd)
Gott (gnd)
CountryIndien
Geographic NoteIN (iso3166)
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See alsoVishnu
Verwandter Begriff
Verwandter Begriff
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HeadingVarāha
used in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany
used in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany
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Found inKnaurs Lex. Mythol.
Varaha avtar of Vishnu, killing a demon to protect the Earth, and the earth goddess, Bhu or Bhu devi, which he lifts on his tusks above the black ocean. c1740.gouache on paper. probably Chamba, Pahari region, north India.
[Anonymous / British Museum [1] -- Public domain -- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Varaha avtar, killing a demon to protect Bhu, c1740.jpg]
[Anonymous / British Museum [1] -- Public domain -- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Varaha avtar, killing a demon to protect Bhu, c1740.jpg]
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