Talk:Twelve Devas

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The result was: promoted by Launchballer talk 11:37, 16 June 2025 (UTC)

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Katen, one of the Juniten

• ... that the Juniten (Katen pictured) were initially 8, then 10 and now 12?

• Source: : "they evolved from the guardian deities of the four cardinal and four intermediary directions happouten 八方天; (1)-(8), to which were added first the gods of heaven and earth; (9)-(10), resulting in Ten Deities jitten 十天, and then the sun and moon ; (11)-(12)"

• • ALT1: ... that the paintings of the Juniten (Katen pictured) were used in esoteric Buddhist rituals? Source: "The earliest paintings of the Twelve Devas produced in Japan are a set preserved at Saidaiji Temple in Nara. This is followed by another set passed down at Tōji Temple in Kyoto, which was created together with images of the Five Great Wisdom Kings in 1127 (Daiji 2). These were used in major esoteric rituals, like the Latter Seven Days Ritual (Goshichinichi no Mishiho) held the second week of the new year."
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Durga Puja in Bangladesh
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Created by Redtigerxyz (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 80 past nominations.

Redtigerxyz ^Talk 07:02, 18 May 2025 (UTC).

• "He may ride a blue sleep" sheep, maybe?
  • New enough ✔ Long enough ✔ Both hooks are sourced ✔ Two QPQs done ✔ ----Երևանցի ^talk 13:31, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

Thanks User:Yerevantsi. Typos corrected. Redtigerxyz ^Talk 02:44, 21 May 2025 (UTC)

I've also made a few mostly minor tweakts. Good to go now. I prefer ALT1. --Երևանցի ^talk 16:20, 21 May 2025 (UTC)