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Chatra (umbrella)

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The chatra (from छत्र, meaning "umbrella") is an auspicious symbol in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. [1]

46 relations: Agathocles of Bactria, Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, Ashtamangala, Ayurveda, Baldachin, Bangkok, Bejaratana, Bhumibol Adulyadej, Bodhisattva, Buddhism, Chakravarti (Sanskrit term), Chandragupta Maurya, Constitution of Thailand, Coronation of the Thai monarch, Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend, Digambara, Grand Palace, Hindu mythology, Hinduism, Hti, Iṣṭa-devatā (Hinduism), Iconography, Jainism, King, Krishna Vasudeva, Mathura art, Osmund Bopearachchi, Prajadhipok, Rajasthan, Revanta, Royal Nine-Tiered Umbrella, Sahasrara, Shwedagon Pagoda, Surya, Thangka, Tijara Jain temple, Traditional Tibetan medicine, Universality (philosophy), Urn, Vajrayana, Vamana, Varuna, Vedas, Vishnu, Vishvakarman, Yidam.

Agathocles of Bactria

Agathocles Dikaios (Ἀγαθοκλῆς ὁ Δίκαιος; epithet meaning: "the Just") was a Greco-Bactrian/ Indo-Greek king, who reigned between around 190 and 180 BC.

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Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall

The Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall (พระที่นั่งอนันตสมาคม: Phra Thinang Anantasamakhom: translated as "The place of immense gathering"Noobanjong, page 167) is a royal reception hall within Dusit Palace in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Ashtamangala

The Ashtamangala are a sacred suite of Eight Auspicious Signs endemic to a number of Indian religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism.

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Ayurveda

Ayurveda is a system of medicine with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent.

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Baldachin

A baldachin, or baldaquin (from baldacchino), is a canopy of state typically placed over an altar or throne.

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Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and most populous city of the Kingdom of Thailand.

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Bejaratana

Bejaratana Rajasuda (เพชรรัตนราชสุดา;;, 24 November 1925 – 27 July 2011) was the only child of the King Vajiravudh of Thailand.

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Bhumibol Adulyadej

Bhumibol Adulyadej (ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช;;; see full title below; 5 December 1927 – 13 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great in 1987, was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri dynasty as Rama IX.

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Bodhisattva

In Buddhism, Bodhisattva is the Sanskrit term for anyone who has generated Bodhicitta, a spontaneous wish and compassionate mind to attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings. Bodhisattvas are a popular subject in Buddhist art.

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Buddhism

Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.

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Chakravarti (Sanskrit term)

Chakravarti (Sanskrit cakravartin, Pali cakkavattin), is a Sanskrit term used to refer to an ideal universal ruler who rules ethically and benevolently over the entire world.

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Chandragupta Maurya

Chandragupta Maurya (reign: 321–297 BCE) was the founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India.

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Constitution of Thailand

The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand (รัฐธรรมนูญแห่งราชอาณาจักรไทย) provides the basis for the rule of law in Thailand.

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Coronation of the Thai monarch

The coronation of the Thai monarch is a ceremony in which the King of Thailand is formally consecrated by anointment and crowning.

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Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend

The Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend (2002) is a book written by Anna L. Dallapiccola, and contains information on over one thousand concepts, characters, and places of Hindu mythology and Hinduism, one of the major religions of the Indian subcontinent.

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Digambara

Digambara ("sky-clad") is one of the two major schools of Jainism, the other being Śvētāmbara (white-clad).

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Grand Palace

The Grand Palace (พระบรมมหาราชวัง) is a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand.

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Hindu mythology

Hindu mythology are mythical narratives found in Hindu texts such as the Vedic literature, epics like Mahabharata and Ramayana, the Puranas, the regional literatures Sangam literature and Periya Puranam.

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Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion and dharma, or a way of life, widely practised in the Indian subcontinent.

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Hti

Hti (ဍိုၚ်; Shan), a Burmese language word meaning umbrella, is the name of the finial ornament that tops almost all Burmese pagodas.

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Iṣṭa-devatā (Hinduism)

Ishta-Deva or Ishta Devata (Sanskrit: ईष्ट देवता,, literally "cherished divinity" from iṣṭa "desired, liked, cherished, preferred" and devatā "godhead, divinity, tutelary deity" or deva "deity") is a term denoting a worshipper's favourite deity within Hinduism.

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Iconography

Iconography, as a branch of art history, studies the identification, description, and the interpretation of the content of images: the subjects depicted, the particular compositions and details used to do so, and other elements that are distinct from artistic style.

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Jainism

Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma, is an ancient Indian religion.

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King

King, or King Regnant is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts.

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Krishna Vasudeva

The cult of Krishna Vāsudeva (IAST "Krishna, son of Vasudeva") is historically one of the earliest forms of worship in Krishnaism and Vaishnavism.

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Mathura art

Mathura art refers to a particular school of Buddhist art, which centered on the city of Mathura, in central northern India, during the period in which Buddhism flourished in India.

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Osmund Bopearachchi

Osmund Bopearachchi (born 1949) is a Sri Lankan historian and numismatist who has been specializing in the coinage of the Indo-Greek and Greco-Bactrian kingdoms.

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Prajadhipok

Prajadhipok (ประชาธิปก; 8 November 1893 – 30 May 1941), also Rama VII, was the seventh monarch of Siam of the Chakri dynasty.

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Rajasthan

Rajasthan (literally, "Land of Kings") is India's largest state by area (or 10.4% of India's total area).

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Revanta

Revanta or Raivata (Sanskrit: रेवन्त, lit. "brilliant") is a minor Hindu deity.

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Royal Nine-Tiered Umbrella

The Royal Nine-Tiered Umbrella (Nopphapadon Mahasawettachat, officially called the Nine-Tiered Great White Umbrella of State) is considered the most sacred and ancient of the royal regalia of Thailand.

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Sahasrara

Sahasrara (सहस्रार, IAST:, "thousand-petaled") or crown chakra is generally considered the seventh primary chakra, according to most tantric yoga traditions.

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Shwedagon Pagoda

The Shwedagon Pagoda (MLCTS), officially named Shwedagon Zedi Daw (ရွှေတိဂုံစေတီတော်) and also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is a gilded stupa located in Yangon, Myanmar.

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Surya

Surya (सूर्य, IAST: ‘'Sūrya’') is a Sanskrit word that means the Sun.

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Thangka

A thangka, variously spelt as thangka, tangka, thanka, or tanka (Nepal Bhasa: पौभा), is a Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton, silk appliqué, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala.

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Tijara Jain temple

Tijara Jain Temple (तिजारा जैन मन्दिर) is a Jain temple dedicated to Chandraprabha.

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Traditional Tibetan medicine

Traditional Tibetan medicine, also known as Sowa-Rigpa medicine, is a centuries-old traditional medical system that employs a complex approach to diagnosis, incorporating techniques such as pulse analysis and urinalysis, and utilizes behavior and dietary modification, medicines composed of natural materials (e.g., herbs and minerals) and physical therapies (e.g. Tibetan acupuncture, moxabustion, etc.) to treat illness.

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Universality (philosophy)

In philosophy, universality is the idea that universal facts exist and can be progressively discovered, as opposed to relativism.

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Urn

An urn is a vase, often with a cover, that usually has a somewhat narrowed neck above a rounded body and a footed pedestal.

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Vajrayana

Vajrayāna, Mantrayāna, Tantrayāna, Tantric Buddhism and Esoteric Buddhism are the various Buddhist traditions of Tantra and "Secret Mantra", which developed in medieval India and spread to Tibet and East Asia.

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Vamana

Vamana (Sanskrit: वामन, IAST: Vāmana, lit. dwarf), is the fifth avatar of Hindu god Vishnu.

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Varuna

Varuna (IAST: वरुण, Malay: Baruna) is a Vedic deity associated first with sky, later with waters as well as with Ṛta (justice) and Satya (truth).

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Vedas

The Vedas are ancient Sanskrit texts of Hinduism. Above: A page from the ''Atharvaveda''. The Vedas (Sanskrit: वेद, "knowledge") are a large body of knowledge texts originating in the ancient Indian subcontinent.

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Vishnu

Vishnu (Sanskrit: विष्णु, IAST) is one of the principal deities of Hinduism, and the Supreme Being in its Vaishnavism tradition.

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Vishvakarman

Viśhwákarma (meaning "all creating" in Sanskrit) is the deity of the creative power that holds the universe together according to the Rigveda and is considered to be the original creator, architect,divine engineer of the universe from before the advent of time, also the root concept of the later Upanishadic figures of Brahman and Purusha in the historical Vedic religion.

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Yidam

Yidam is a type of deity associated with tantric or Vajrayana Buddhism said to be manifestations of Buddhahood or enlightened mind.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatra_(umbrella)

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