Batara (East Timor)
Batara may refer to: *Batara, term for gods (devas) in Indonesian Hinduism from Sanskrit bhattaraka, cf. Batara Guru, Batara Sambu, Batara Kala * Batara, Nepal * Batara (East Timor) * ''Batara'' (bird), a monotypic bird genus containing only the giant antshrike *Savo Lazarević Savo Lazarević nicknamed Batara (1849 — 1943) was Montenegrin and Yugoslav military officer. Family Lazarević was born in Lipovo. His father's name was Džajo. According to Ratko Parežanin, Lazarević had a son, Ljubo. First Balkan War a ...

Deva (Hinduism)
''Deva'' (; Sanskrit: , ) means "shiny", "exalted", "heavenly being", "divine being", "anything of excellence", and is also one of the Sanskrit terms used to indicate a deity in Hinduism.Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English Dictionary” Etymologically and Philologically Arranged to cognate Indo-European Languages, Motilal Banarsidass, page 492 ''Deva'' is a masculine term; the feminine equivalent is '' Devi''. In the earliest Vedic literature, all supernatural beings are called ''Devas''George Williams (2008), A Handbook of Hindu Mythology, Oxford University Press, , pages 90, 112 and '' Asuras''. The concepts and legends evolved in ancient Indian literature, and by the late Vedic period, benevolent supernatural beings are referred to as ''Deva-Asuras''. In post-Vedic Hindu texts, such as the Puranas and the Itihasas of Hinduism, the ''Devas'' represent the good, and the ''Asuras'' the bad. In some medieval works of Indian literature, ''Devas'' are also referred ...
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Bhattaraka
A Bhaṭṭāraka ( pka, भट्टारक "holy one") heads traditional Digambara Jain institutions. He is responsible for training scholars, maintenance of libraries, managing endowments, presiding over installation ceremonies and running Jain institutions. Overview The term ''bhaṭṭāraka'' was used for Virasena, Bhadrabahu and other notables. It has also been used for the Tirthankaras. It was in the past used for leaders of religious orders in Shaivism, Buddhism and other groups, but currently it is applied to heads of Digambara Jain institutions. Unlike a Digambara monk, a bhaṭṭāraka wears an orange robe, stays in a single place and is involved in management of assets of the institution. Several of the Bhattarak seats were termed "Vidyasthana" i.e. centers of learning. These include Jaipur, Delhi, Gwalior, Ajmer, Nagaur, Rampur-Bhanpura, Karanaja, Surat, Kolhapur, Jinakanchi, Penukonda, Malkhed, Vijayanagara, Varanga and Hummacha. The role of a bhaṭṭār ...
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Batara Guru
Batara Guru (also called Bhattara Guru, Debata Batara Guru and Batara Siwa) is the name of a supreme god in Indonesian Hinduism. His name is derived from Sanskrit ''Bhattaraka'' which means “noble lord".R. Ghose (1966), Saivism in Indonesia during the Hindu-Javanese period, The University of Hong Kong Press, pages 16, 123, 494-495, 550-552 He has been conceptualized in Southeast Asia as a kind spiritual teacher, the first of all Gurus in Indonesian Hindu texts, mirroring the guru Dakshinamurti aspect of Hindu god Shiva in the Indian subcontinent. However, Batara Guru has more aspects than the Indian Shiva, as the Indonesian Hindus blended their spirits and heroes with him. Batara Guru's wife in Southeast Asia is Shiva's consort Durga.R. Ghose (1966), Saivism in Indonesia during the Hindu-Javanese period, The University of Hong Kong Press, pages 15-17 Batara Guru is considered as a form of Rudra-Shiva,, Quote: "Rudra, however, has four arms and holds a rosary, which is character ...
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Batara Sambu
In Javanese mythology, Batara Sambu is a deity and the God of Teachers. He is the first-born son of Batara Guru and his queen Batari Uma. Sambu (or Sambo) in traditional Javanese wayang story is a god who rules clouds. He has two wives: Bathari Siwagnyana and Bathari Astuti and his kahyangan (heavenly abode) is called Kahyangan Swelagringging in the southern part of the heavens. His palace is made of copper and his pasaran is Paing. Sambu is the ancestor of rakshasa Rakshasas ( sa, राक्षस, IAST: : Pali: ''rakkhaso'') lit. 'preservers' are a race of usually malevolent demigods prominently featured in Hindu mythology. According to the Brahmanda Purana, the rakshasas were created by Brahma wh ... (giants) in Javanese wayang story. References External linksImage Javanese mythology Indonesian gods {{Asia-myth-stub ...
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Batara Kala
Batara Kala is the god of the underworld in traditional Javanese and Balinese mythology, ruling over it in a cave along with Setesuyara. Batara Kala is also named the creator of light and the earth. He is also the god of time and destruction, who devours unlucky people. He is related to Hindu concept of Kala, or time. In mythology, he causes eclipses by trying to eat the Sun or the Moon. Origin myth According to legend, Batara Kala is the son of Batara Guru (the Javanese version of Shiva). Batara Guru has a very beautiful wife named Dewi Uma (Parvati). One day Batara Guru, in a fit of uncontrolled lust, forced himself on Dewi Uma. They had sexual intercourse on top of his vahana Nandi, a divine cow. This behavior ashamed Uma, who cursed both of them so they appeared as fearsome and ugly ogres. This fierce form of Dewi Uma is also known in Hinduism as Durga. From this relationship, Batara Kala was born with the appearance of an ogre. Another origin story is that he was conc ...
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Batara, Nepal
Batara is a village and Village Development Committee in Bara District in the Narayani Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each ... it had a population of 2,500 persons living in 411 individual households. References External linksUN map of the municipalities of Bara District Populated places in Bara District {{Bara-geo-stub ...
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Batara (East Timor)
Batara may refer to: *Batara, term for gods (devas) in Indonesian Hinduism from Sanskrit bhattaraka, cf. Batara Guru, Batara Sambu, Batara Kala * Batara, Nepal * Batara (East Timor) * ''Batara'' (bird), a monotypic bird genus containing only the giant antshrike *Savo Lazarević Savo Lazarević nicknamed Batara (1849 — 1943) was Montenegrin and Yugoslav military officer. Family Lazarević was born in Lipovo. His father's name was Džajo. According to Ratko Parežanin, Lazarević had a son, Ljubo. First Balkan War a ...

Batara (bird)
The giant antshrike (''Batara cinerea'') is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Taxonomy and systematics The giant antshrike was described by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1819 and given the binomial name ''Thamnphilus cinerea'' (misspelled as ''Tamnphilus''). The current genus ''Batara'' was introduced by the French naturalist René Lesson in 1831. It is the only member of genus ''Batara'' and has three subspecies, the nominate ''B. c. cinerea'' (Vieillot, 1819), ''B. c. excubitor'' ( Bond, J & Meyer de Schauensee, 1940), and ''B. c. argentina'' ( Shipton, 1918). Description The giant antshrike is the largest antbird, long and weighing . The species exhibits significant sexual dimorphism, though both sexes have a crest, a very long and wide tail, and a long gray bill with a hook at the end like true shrikes. Adult males of the ...
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