Back বিদ্যাধর Bengali/Bangla Vidyadhara German Vidyadhara French विद्याधर Hindi Bidadara ID ヴィディヤーダラ Japanese ವಿದ್ಯಾಧರ Kannada Vidjadharai Lithuanian विद्याधर Marathi ဝိဇ္ဇာဓိုရ် Burmese
Vidyadhara(s) (Sanskrit Vidyādhara, meaning "wisdom-holders") are a group of supernatural beings in Indian religions who possess magical powers.[1] In Hinduism, they also attend Shiva, who lives in the Himalayas.[2] They are considered Upadevas, or demi-gods.[3]
- ^ Dalal, Roshen (2010), Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide, India: Penguin Books, p. 338, ISBN 9780143414216
- ^ Monier Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2008 revision): Vidyadhara
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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