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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jun 11, 2021 11:23:44 GMT -5
Pushpaka Vimana or Dandu Monara – Pushpaka was originally made by Vishwakarma for Brahma, the Hindu god of creation; later Brahma gave it to Kubera, the God of wealth; but it was later stolen, along with Lanka, by his half-brother, king Ravana. Vimana |
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jun 11, 2021 11:24:41 GMT -5
Vimāna are mythological flying palaces or chariots described in Hindu texts and Sanskrit epics.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jun 11, 2021 11:25:52 GMT -5
The Sanskrit word vi-māna literally means "measuring out, traversing" or "having been measured out". Monier Monier-Williams defines Vimana as "a car or a chariot of the gods, any self-moving aerial car sometimes serving as a seat or throne, sometimes self-moving and carrying its occupant through the air; other descriptions make the Vimana more like a house or palace, and one kind is said to be seven stories high", and quotes the Pushpaka Vimana of Ravana as an example. It may denote any car or vehicle, especially a bier or a ship as well as a palace of an emperor, especially with seven stories.[1] In some Indian languages like Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, and Hindi, vimana or vimanam means "aircraft", for example in the town name Vimanapura (a suburb of Bangalore) and Vimannagar, a town in Pune. In another context, Vimana is a feature in Hindu temple architecture.
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Post by Death Even XIII on Jun 14, 2021 21:26:14 GMT -5
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