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བིཥཎུ་དང་འདོམ་ན། (Wyl. biShaNu dang 'dom na ) Pron.: bishanu dang dom na

  • Skt. विष्णुः, viṣṇu, Pron.: vishnu. From Sanskrit: (prob. fr. | constituting the well-known Tri-mūrti or triad | although Vishṇu comes second in the triad he is identified with the supreme deity by his worshippers | in the Vedic period, however, he is not placed in the foremost rank, although he is frequently invoked with other gods [•esp. with Indra whom he assists in killing Vṛitra and with whom he drinks the Soma juice | his later names Indrānuja and Upe7ndra | N. of the month Caitra | with | of the author of | of a son of Manu Sāvarṇa and Bhautya | of the writer of a law-book | of the father of the 11th Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī | also with | of various authors and others | N. of the mother of the 11th Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī | with | N. of Sāmans | with | and | N. of works. [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW