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Saptarshi
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Gotra
Gotra (sanskrit) ou gotta (pali) désigne à l’origine un ancien nom de clan en Inde transmis en lignée paternelle. Le terme est utilisé au pour désigner toutes sortes de lignées héréditaires, y compris matrilinéaires. Il est lié à la jāti. Les gotras sont à l’origine de noms de famille. Le sens originel du terme est étable, il désignerait à l’origine un ensemble de familles partageant la même étable, peut-être abritant spécialement des bêtes rituelles.
Kashyapa (hindouisme)
Kashyapa (, ) is a revered Vedic sage of Hinduism. He is one of the Saptarishis, the seven ancient sages of the Rigveda. Kashyapa is the most ancient and venerated rishi, along with the other Saptarishis, listed in the colophon verse in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. Kashyapa is an ancient name, referring to many different personalities in the ancient Hindu and Buddhist texts. The place Kashmir is named after him, as well as numerous other Sanskrit texts and Indian scriptures. Kashyapa means "turtle" in Sanskrit.
Vasishtha
Dans la mythologie hindoue, Vasishtha, ou Vasiṣṭha (devanāgarī : वसिष्ठ), est un des saptarshi (Sept grands sages ou rishi) de l'ère (manvantara) de Svāyaṃbhuva. Vasishtha est l'un des plus vénérés des anciens rishis védiques et fait partie des Saptarishis ou des sept grands sages de l'Inde. Certains considèrent que Vasishtha est le premier sage de l'école de philosophie Vedanta. De nombreux mythes entourent la vie et les enseignents de Vasishtha . Le nom de Vasishtha signifie "meilleur", "le plus riche" et "le plus excellent" en sanskrit.
Brihaspati
Brihaspati (sanskrit IAST : Bṛhaspati ; dévanagari : बृहस्पति) est un personnage de la mythologie hindoue cité dans le Rig-Véda. Il est l'Incantation magique personnifiée, dieu de la piété et de la dévotion, et prêtre des dieux, nommé en conséquence : Deva-guru. Dans certains mythes il est un Rishi. Plus tard, il sera identifié à la planète Jupiter. C'est aussi le nom d'un antique philosophe matérialiste (charvaka). Glossaire de la mythologie et de l'iconographie hindoues Catégorie:Personnage de la mytholog
Atharvan
Atharvan (अथर्वन्, ; an n-stem with nominative singular अथर्वा ) is a legendary Vedic sage (rishi) of Hinduism, who along with Angiras, is supposed to have authored ("heard") the Atharvaveda. He is also said to have first instituted the fire-sacrifice or yajña. Sometimes he is also reckoned among the seven seers, the Saptarishi. His clan is known as the Atharvanas. Atharvan married Shanti, daughter of Prajapati Kardama, and had a great sage Dadhichi as a son. He is referred to as a member of the Bhrigu clan.
Bharadvāja
Bharadvāja (aussi Bharadwaja), est l'un des sages védiques révérés (rishi) dans l'Inde ancienne. Bharadvāja est un érudit, un économiste et un médecin. Ses contributions à la littérature de l'Inde ancienne, principalement aux puranas et au Rig-Veda, ont joué un rôle important en donnant un aperçu de la société indienne d'alors. Lui et sa famille d'étudiants sont considérés comme les auteurs du sixième livre du Rig-Veda. Bharadvāja est le père du guerrier brahmane Droṇācārya, un personnage principal du Mahabharata, et instructeur des princes de Pandava et de Kaurava.
Brahmarshi
In Hinduism, a Brahmarshi (Sanskrit , a tatpurusha compound of and ) is a member of the highest class of Rishis ("seers" or "sages"). A Brahmarshi is a sage who has attained enlightenment (Kaivalya or Moksha) and became a Jivanmukta by completely understanding the meaning of Brahman and has attained the highest divine knowledge, infinite knowledge (omniscience) and self knowledge called Brahmajnana. When a Brahmarshi dies he attains Paramukti and frees himself from Samsara, the cycle of birth and death.
Atri
Atri (अत्रि) or Attri is a Vedic sage, who is credited with composing numerous hymns to Agni, Indra, and other Vedic deities of Hinduism. Atri is one of the Saptarishi (seven great Vedic sages) in the Hindu tradition, and the one most mentioned in its scripture Rigveda. The fifth Mandala (Book 5) of the Rigveda is called the Atri Mandala in his honour, and the eighty seven hymns in it are attributed to him and his descendants. Atri is also mentioned in the Puranas and the Hindu epics of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
Mānasaputra
Manasaputra (मानसपुत्र) is a class of beings in Hinduism, referring to the 'mind-children', or the 'mind-born' sons of Brahma. In Hinduism, Brahma is believed to have created a number of children from his mind. These children of the mind are stated to sometimes be identical to the Prajapati, the progenitors of mankind of each age. The Manasaputra are believed to have created the first man, Svayambhuva Manu, and the first woman, Shatarupa, who had five children, who went on to populate the earth.
Kamadhenu
Kamadhenu (कामधेनु, kaːmɐˈdɦeːnʊ, ), also known as Surabhi (सुरभि, or सुरभी, ), is a divine bovine-goddess described in Hinduism as the mother of all cows. She is a miraculous cow of plenty who provides her owner whatever he desires and is often portrayed as the mother of other cattle. In iconography, she is generally depicted as a white cow with a female head and breasts, the wings of a bird, and the tail of a peafowl or as a white cow containing various deities within her body. Kamadhenu is not worshipped independently as a goddess.