Dictionary Of God And Godedesses

262 Rajamatangider, storms and rain. Among the mostsignificant is RYUJIN, the dragon god of thunderand rain.is popularly known as the “Red Lord.” Hisattributes include a hook, bow, red lotus flower,arrow and noose.RajamatangiGoddess. Hindu. She stands upon a lotus. Attributes:blue lotus, lute, moon and parrot.Raka (1)Minor goddess of prosperity. Hindu (Vedic.).Associated with the acquisition of wealth.Raka (trouble) (2)God of winds. Polynesian [Hervey Islands]. Thefifth child of VARI-MA-TE-TAKERE, the primordialmother.His home is Moana-Irakau (deep ocean). Hereceived as a gift from his mother a great basketcontaining the winds, which became his children,each allotted a hole in the edge of the horizonthrough which to blow. The mother goddess alsogave him knowledge of many useful things whichhe passes on to mankind.Rakib-ElMoon god. Western Semitic (Syrian). Knownchiefly from inscriptions circa eighth century BC.Rakta-Yamari (red Yamari)God. Buddhist. An emanation of AKSOBHYA anda variety of YAMARI. Color: red.RaktalokesvaraGod. Buddhist. A variety of the BODHISATTVAAVALOKITESVARA. he is generally depicted sittingbeneath an asoka tree with red blossoms andRaluvimbhaCreator god. Baventa [northern Transvaal,South Africa]. The tribal chief converses withthe god, who is responsible for all natural phenomenafrom thunderstorms to floods andplagues.Rama (pleasing)Incarnation of the god VIŠNU. Hindu (Epic andPuranic). The seventh avatara (sun aspect) ofVišnu. Rama began as a comparatively minorincarnation who became one of the great heroes ofthe Ramayana epic, as well as featuring in theMahabharata. The son of Dasaratha and Kausalya,he was a king of Ayodhya who, in the Ramayana,slew the demon Ravana that had captured hisconsort SITA and was upheld as a deity par excellencein respect of manhood and honor, though hissubsequent treatment of his wife might beregarded as cavalier (see Sita).The Ramayana epic was composed by the poetand sage Valmeeki during the reign ofRamachandra and it gave form to a story thathad been in existence for many centuries as anoral tradition. Valmeeki portrayed Rama not asan incarnate deity but as a great mortal hero.The saga is strongly political and serves to unitea vast and fragmented people in a commonfocus, irrespective of caste and language. Itdefines the historical schism between the Hinduculture of India and the largely Buddhist traditionof Sri Lanka.Rama rides in a chariot and is depicted inhuman form with two arms, typically holding asugar cane bow and with a quiver at his shoulder.Also Ramacandra.