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* Mount Meru is a sacred mountain with five peaks in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist cosmology and is considered to be the center of all the physical, metaphysical and spiritual universes.<ref>[[en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Meru]]</ref> | * Mount Meru is a sacred mountain with five peaks in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist cosmology and is considered to be the center of all the physical, metaphysical and spiritual universes.<ref>[[en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Meru]]</ref> | ||
Lord Brahma and the Demi-Gods -Four Great Kings, namely nāgas, yakṣas, gandharvas, and kumbhāṇḍas.In the Buddhist faith, the Four Heavenly Kings are four gods, each of whom watches over | Lord Brahma and the Demi-Gods -Four Great Kings, namely nāgas, yakṣas, gandharvas, and kumbhāṇḍas.In the Buddhist faith, the Four Heavenly Kings are four gods, each of whom watches over one cardinal direction of the world. In Chinese they are known collectively as the "Fēng Tiáo Yǔ Shùn" (simplified Chinese: 风调雨顺; traditional Chinese: 風調雨順 | ||
Four Great Kings, namely nāgas, yakṣas, gandharvas, and kumbhāṇḍas.In the Buddhist faith, the Four Heavenly Kings are four gods, each of whom watches over one cardinal direction of the world. In Chinese they are known collectively as the "Fēng Tiáo Yǔ Shùn" (simplified Chinese: 风调雨顺; traditional Chinese: 風調雨順. <ref>[en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Heavenly_Kings]</ref> | Four Great Kings, namely nāgas, yakṣas, gandharvas, and kumbhāṇḍas.In the Buddhist faith, the Four Heavenly Kings are four gods, each of whom watches over one cardinal direction of the world. In Chinese they are known collectively as the "Fēng Tiáo Yǔ Shùn" (simplified Chinese: 风调雨顺; traditional Chinese: 風調雨順. <ref>[en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Heavenly_Kings]</ref> | ||