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    The khatvāṅga is a long club with skulls engraved on the body.[citation needed] Author Robert Beer states that "The form of the Buddhist khaṭvāṅga derived...
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  • Dilīpa, also known as Khaṭvāṅga, was a king of the Ikshvaku dynasty featured in Ramayana and Hinduism. Dilipa is the son of Mulaka and Ilibila, the husband...
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    symbolically depicted as a khaṭvāṅga on Vajrayoginī's left shoulder, when she is in "solitary hero" form. Vajrayoginī's khaṭvāṅga is marked with a vajra and...
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    Mantra Om Hasaim Hasakarim Hasaim Bhairavyay Namo Namah Weapon Trishula, Khaṭvāṅga, Sword, Kapala, Sickle and Damru Mount Lotus Consort Bhairava, a form...
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    gazing at an image of the meditational deity Samvara and the figure at the bottom left holding a skull-staff (khaṭvāṅga) and a flaying knife (kartika)....
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  • Nidhna Animitra (Anamitra) Duliduh or Mūlaka Dilipa II or Dirghabhahu or Khaṭvāṅga Raghu II Aja Dasharatha II Bharata III Rama Kusha and Lava Atithi Nishadha...
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    the 4th century CE, which traditionally carried a skull-topped trident (khaṭvāṅga) and an empty human skull as a begging bowl. Other attributes associated...
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    takes over Rudra's realm and defeats him by plunging a three-pointed khaṭvāṅga into his chest. He then devours Rudra, purifies him in his stomach and...
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    Affiliation Shiva Mantra ॐ भैरवाय नमः ॥ oṁ bhairavāya namaḥ Weapon Trishula, Khaṭvāṅga, Sword, Kapala, Sickle, Vajra, Noose, Pinaka bow, Pashupatastra arrow...
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    Padma (lotus). The Aparajitapriccha describes her holding a rosary, a khatvanga (a club with a skull), a bell, and a kamandalu (water-pot). The Vishnudharmottara...
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