Divinità induiste

Le divinità induiste sono le forme divine adorate nell'Induismo, la religione dominante del subcontinente indiano.

Essa, ("Essa" chi?) nella sua forma moderna, si compone di tre grandi tradizioni: shivaismo, vishnuismo e shaktismo^[1], i cui seguaci considerano rispettivamente Shiva, Vishnu o la Shakti (quest'ultima chiamata anche Devi) come esser la divinità suprema.

L'induismo viene considerata la religione più antica (Ur-religion) esistente al mondo e i suoi praticanti si riferiscono ad essa come all'eterna legge (Sanatana Dharma)^[2].

Lista di divinità e personaggi mitologici dell'induismo.

A

Aditi ~ Aditya ~ Agastya ~ Agni ~ Ambika ~ Amitabha ~ Ammavaru ~ Amrita ~ Ananda ~ Anjana ~ Annapurna ~ Anumati ~ Anuradha ~ Apsaras ~ Aranyani ~ Ardhanari ~ Ardra ~ Arjuna ~ Aruṇa ~ Arundhati ~ Ashvatthaman ~ Ashvin ~ Aslesa ~ Asura ~ Atri ~ Avatar ~ Ayappan

B

Balarama ~ Bali ~ Balin ~ Bhadra ~ Bhaga ~ Bharani ~ Bharata ~ Bhavani ~ Bhima ~ Bhisma ~ Bhutamata ~ Bhuta ~ Bragiratha ~ Brahma ~ Brahman ~ Brighu ~ Brihaspati ~ Buddha

C

Chaitanya ~ Chamunda ~ Chandanayika ~ Chandra ~ Chinnamastaka ~ Chitragputa

D

Dakini ~ Daksha ~ Deva ~ Devadatta ~ Devaki ~ Devi ~ Dhama ~ Dhanistha ~ Dhanvantari ~ Dhara ~ Dharani ~ Dhatar ~ Dhatri ~ Dhati Mata ~ Dhruva ~ Diti ~ Draupathi ~ Durga ~ Duryodhana ~ Dyau ~ Dyavaprivithi

G

Gandharva ~ Ganesha ~ Ganga ~ Garuda ~ Gommateshvara

H

Hanuman ~ Harihara ~ Hariti ~ Hayagriva ~ Himavat ~ Hiranyakashipu ~ Hiranyaksha

I

Ida ~ Indra ~ Indrani

J

Jagannatha ~ Jalandhara ~ Jambavat ~ Jambavan ~ Jara ~ Jatayu ~

K

Kadru ~ Kalanemi ~ Kālī ~ Kalki ~ Kama ~ Kamadhenu ~ Kamsa ~ Kansa ~ Karttikeya ~ Kasyapa ~ Katavul ~ Kaduvul ~ Karna ~ Kaurava ~ Kausalya ~ Kinnara ~ Kistnerappan ~ Korrawi ~ Krishna ~ Kubera ~ Kumbhakarna ~ Kundalini ~ Kunti ~ Kurma

L

Lakshmi ~ Lingam ~ Lokapala

M

Machilottu ~ Madya ~ Mahakala ~ Maithuna ~ Maitreya ~ Manasa ~ Mandala ~ Mansa ~ Manu ~ Maru ~ Marut ~ Matsya ~ Maya ~ Meru ~ Mitra ~ Muchalinda ~ Mudra ~ Murukan

N

Naga ~ Nagina ~ Nakula ~ Nandi ~ Narasimha ~ Nirrita ~ Nirriti

P

Pandava ~ Pangika ~ Parashurama ~ Parjanya ~ Parvati ~ Pisaka ~ Prahlada ~ Prajapathi ~ Prisni ~ Privithi ~ Prthivi ~ Purusha ~ Pushan ~ Pūtanā

R

Rahu ~ Rakshasa ~ Rama ~ Rathi ~ Rathri ~ Ravana ~ Ribhu ~ Rishi ~ Rohini ~ Rudra ~ Rudrani ~ Rukmini

S

Sadhya ~ Sagara ~ Sahadeva ~ Saktassura ~ Samantbhadra ~ Sâmba ~ Saranyu ~ Sarasvati ~ Sati ~ Savitri ~ Shakti ~ Shasti ~ Shesha ~ Shitala ~ Shiva ~ Shri ~ Sītā ~ Skanda ~ Soma ~ Sugriva ~ Sumitra ~ Sumeru ~ Surya

T

Tara ~ Taraka ~ Tirthankara ~ Trimurti ~ Trinavarta ~ Tvashtri

U

Ugrasena ~ Uma ~ Urvashi ~ Ushas

V

Vāc ~ Vahara ~ Vali ~ Vamana ~ Vanadevata ~ Varuna ~ Varuni ~ Vashishtra ~ Vasudeva ~ Vasuki ~ Vasu ~ Vayu ~ Vibishana ~ Vinata ~ Viraj ~ Virupaksa ~ Vishnu ~ Vishvakarman ~ Vishvamitra ~ Vrita

Y

Yaksha ~ Yama ~ Yamuna ~ Yashodhara ~ Yashoda ~ Yogini ~ Yudhisthira

Note

^ Nath, 2001, pag.31
^ Knott, 1998, pag.5

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