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A divinity of the modern Hindoo trimurti, or trinity. He is regarded as the preserver, while Brahma is the creator, and Siva the destroyer of the creation.

and his incarnation as a man or an animal; -- chiefly associated with the incarnations of Vishnu.

Cause; also, one of the triad of Hindoo gods. The triad consists of Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer.

The tenth avatar or incarnation of the god Vishnu. [Written also Kali.]

A particular form of Vishnu, or of Krishna, whose chief idol and worship are at Puri, in Orissa. The idol is considered to contain the bones of Krishna and to possess a soul. The principal festivals are the Snanayatra, when the idol is bathed, and the Rathayatra, when the image is drawn upon a car adorned with obscene…

One of the names under which Vishnu, in his incarnation as Krishna, is worshiped by the Hindoos. [Written also Juggernnath, Jaganath, Jaganatha, etc.]

The name of Vishnu in his tenth and last avatar. Whitworth.

st popular of the Hindoo divinities, usually held to be the eighth incarnation of the god Vishnu.

ion of assent, like Amen, then an invocation, and later a symbol of the trinity formed by Vishnu, Siva, and Brahma. -- Om mani padme hun, a sacred formula of buddhism (esp. of the Lamaists) translated "O, the Jewel in the Lotus, Amen," and referring to Amitabha, who is commonly represented as standing or sitting within…

The divine energy, personified as the wife of a deity (Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, etc.); the female principle.

The triad, or trinity, of Hindoo gods, consisting of Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer. [Spelled also Trimurtti.]

A worshiper of the god Vishnu in any of his incarnations.

The worship of Vishnu.