Deities
Deities
Divine beings across sacred traditions
§Sacred Geography
How the 1650 deities are distributed across the Indian subcontinent — by state, tradition, and era.
1650
Total deities
53
States/Regions
248
Traditions
9th c.
Earliest Era
By State
By Era
Ancient
Varies
varies by tradition
Varies by tradition
Oral / medieval / documented history
Oral tradition / medieval-modern
9th c. CE
9th c.
Showing 1–25 of 25 (filtered from 1650)
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Akṣobhya at Key Monastery
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Amitābha Buddha — Buddha of Infinite Light / Western Pure Land
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Amitābha Buddha — West-direction of Pure Land
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Ārya Tārā at Namdroling, Bylakuppe
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Avalokiteshvara — Bodhisattva of Compassion
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Avalokiteśvara at Tabo, Spiti
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Buddhist Circuits — India's Buddhist Heritage
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Chenrezig
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Guru Padmasambhava — The Lotus Born Master
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Maitreya
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Maitreya at Thiksey — Future Buddha of Ladakh
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Manjushri — Bodhisattva of Wisdom
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Padmasambhava at Hemis
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Padmasambhava at Tawang
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Pemayangtse Deities
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Rumtek Monastery Deities
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Śākyamuni at Alchi — Buddhist Art Masterpiece
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Śākyamuni Buddha at Bodh Gaya
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Śākyamuni Buddha at Bodh Gaya
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Tara
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Tara — The Divine Savior Goddess
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Tārā at Shey — Ladakhi Vajrayāna
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Tawang Buddhist Deities
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Tawang Buddhist Deities
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