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Vishnu

Hindu deity

EntityHindu deity legendary figureQ11380

Also known as Hari · Narayan · Visnu · Jagannath · Patita Pavana · Jagmohan

Instance of: Hindu deity
, legendary figure
Part of: Trimurti

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Vishnu, also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being within Vaishnavism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism, and the god of preservation (sattva). Though not prominently represented in the Vedas, Vishnu was possibly already a significant non-elite divine figure in early Vedic times. Vishnu rose to prominence in post-Vedic times, and was identified with various local traditions and deities, particularly the Bhāgavata-deities Vāsudeva-Krishna and Gopala-Krishna and the Pāñcarātra-deity Narayana, in the last centuries BCE and the early centuries CE.

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Sex or gender: male
Spouse: Lakshmi
2
Sources
1.Stated in Q43399245
2.Stated in Q24445549
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Name in native language: विष्‍णु
𑖪𑖰𑖬𑖿𑖜𑖲
Worshipped by: Hinduism
IPA transcription: ʋɪʂɳʊ language: Sanskrit
ʋɪʃ.nuː language: Hindi
Child: Kamadeva
Ayyappan
Devasena
Vallī
Mangala
Mount: Garuda
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1.“Encyclopedia of Hinduism”books.google.am/books?id=OgMmceadQ3gC&redir_esc=y
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Śeṣa
Said to be the same as: Sriman
Naraen Kongō
Jagannath
Iconographic symbol: Sudarshana Chakra
shankha
Kaumodaki
Padma
Notable work: Earth

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