Durga: see Hinduism Hinduism , Western term for the religious beliefs and practices of the vast majority of the people of India. One of the oldest living religions in the world, Hinduism is unique among the world religions in that it had no single founder but grew over a period of 4,000
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In Hinduism, one of the forms of the goddess Devi or Shakti (see shakti), and the wife of Shiva. She was born fully grown, created out of flames that issued from the mouths of Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, and other gods and embodying their collective energy (shakti). They created her to slay the buffalo-demon Mahisasura, whom they were unable to overcome. She is usually depicted riding a lion or tiger, each of her multiple arms bearing a weapon. See also Durga-puja.
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Durga, Rajasthani miniature of the Mewar school, mid-17th century; in a private collection
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Durga
malignant goddess of war. [Hinduism: Leach, 330]
See : War
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