Chiranjivi

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class of legendary beings concept in Hindu mythology

Chiranjivi are legendary immortal beings in Hindu mythology who are believed to live through multiple ages of the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf class of legendary beings ⓘ
concept in Hindu mythology ⓘ
associatedWith Hindu cosmology NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hindu epics NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ
category Hindu legendary creatures ⓘ
Hindu mythological beings ⓘ
Hindu philosophical concepts ⓘ
characteristic immortal ⓘ
live through multiple yugas ⓘ
contrastedWith mortal beings ⓘ
describedAs legendary immortal beings in Hindu mythology ⓘ
etymologyFrom Sanskrit word "chira" meaning long ⓘ
Sanskrit word "jivi" meaning living ⓘ
hasMember Ashwatthama NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bali NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bhakta Prahlada NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bibhishana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Devapi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hanuman NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jambavan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kakabhushundi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kripa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Markandeya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maru NERFINISHED ⓘ
Muchukunda NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nandi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Parashurama NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saptarishi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Trishanku NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vibhishana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vyasa NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNumberInCommonTradition 8 ⓘ
hasNumberInSomeLists 12 ⓘ
7 ⓘ
literalMeaning immortal ⓘ
long-lived ⓘ
livesThrough Dvapara Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kali Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ
Satya Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ
Treta Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ
mentionedIn Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ
Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConcept amrita NERFINISHED ⓘ
avatar ⓘ
moksha ⓘ
roleInBelief preserve dharma across yugas ⓘ
witness different ages of the world ⓘ

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Parashurama → immortalityStatus → Chiranjivi ⓘ