Eastern Spirituality

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Son of sage Vibhandaka, who had grown up seeing no mortal except his father. The king of Anga, which was afflicted with a dire famine, to bring rain and plenty, invited him.

Rishyasringa or " Shring Rishi" (Ṛṣyaśṛṅga) (Telugu: "Deer-Horned"; Pali: Isisiṅga; Thai: Kalaikot; Tamil: Kalaikottan, pinyin: Xiānrén; also Ēkaśṛṅga) was a boy born with the horns of a deer in Hindu-Buddhist mythology who became a seer and was seduced by a king's daughter, which had various results according to the variations in the story.

Glossary Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z