The divine status of this character, besides its smile of a surprising serenity, is underlined by the creature, can be a yaksha, which decorates the summit of the head. |
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Vijaya married a yaksha princess and had two children by her. |
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The tendency for the laity to form themselves into religious guilds or societies evident in the case of the yaksha cults, Buddhism, and Jainism promoted the growth of devotional Vaishnavism and Shaivism. |
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