Gods and Goddesses of Buddhism and Hinduism

	CHANDAMAHAROSHANA Chanda Maharoshan is also called Maha chandrarosana and Acala. He is one faced, two armed and squint eyed. His face appears terrible with bare fangs. He wears a jewelled head-dress, bites his lips and wears on his crown a garland of severed heads. His eyes are slightly red. He carries the sword in his right hand and the noose round the raised index finger against the chest in the left. His sacred thread consists of a white snakes. He is clad in tiger skin and he wears jewels. His left leg touches the ground, while the right is slightly raised. His worship is always performed in secret and the God is kept secluded from public gaze. He is emanated of Akshobhya, so he bears on his crown the effigy of Akshobhya.
	CITIPATI (TWO SKELETONS) The Citipati is two skeletons, one is a male and the other is a female. They are represented with arms and legs interlaced, dancing on two corpses. Each holds a wang topped by a skull. One holds a skull cup and the other a vase. Sometimes both carries the same symbol. According to the Buddhist legend, the citipati were two ascetics in their former existence. Once they were lost in a deep meditation, they did not notice that a thief had cut off their heads and thrown them in the dust. Since they became ferocious enemies of the thief and had vowed eternal vengeance.
	CHINTAMANI LOKESWAR He is also a form of Lokeswar who dispenses jewels and wealth to his devotees. He is the Lokeswar of wishing gem.
	DAKINI A class of demon Goddess, female versons of male dakas. Dakini literally means "sky walking woman", hence believe that can fly. Also it is used as synonym for prajna; therefore, as the embodiment of wisdom, every Goddess are regarded as dakini. They are further used to designate the female partner in the tantric initiation, and thus she can be both human and superhuman.
	DIKPALAS Dikpalas are the guardians of four direction and four corners. Indra, king of Gods, presides over the East; Varuna, lord of ocean, over the West; Kubera, God of wealth, over the North and Yama, God of death, over the South. The regents of the four corners are Agni, God of fire, who rules the Southeast; Vayu, God of fire, who rules the Southeast; Vayu, God of wind, rules the Northeast and Nairitya, God of dread, rules the Southwest. No independent cult evolved around these eight divine gaurdians, but like the Navagrahas they are invoked in every religious ritual, especially those associated with buildings.
	DHYANI BUDDHAS (Pancha Buddhas) DHYANI Buddhas are emanated from Adibuddha. There are five Dhyani Buddhas (Buddhas in Meditation). They are not separate Gods. They are just abstract aspects of Buddhahood. They are also often Called Tathagata. They are so popular in Nepal that they are found in every stupa, thousands of Chaityas (small stupas), in courtyards, and found painted in the main entrance of the Buddhist house. In Kathmandu, they are also called Panch Buddhas. They are always shown seated in the position of mediation. Of the five Dhyani Buddhas the senior is Vairochana who occupies center of the Mandala. In the Chaityas only four other Dhyani Buddhas the senior is Vairochana who occupies centre of the Mandala. In the chaityas only four other Dhyani Buddhas Akshobhya in the east, Ratna Sambhav in the South, Amitabha in the west, and Amoghsidhi in the north are depicted.