Apasmara

Also known as Apasmāra

thumb|Apasmara, clutching a cobra and trampled beneath the foot of Nataraja (Shiva as lord of dance).Apasmara (, ) is a diminutive man who represents spiritual ignorance and ahamkara in Hindu mythology. He is also known as Muyalaka or Muyalakan.

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enemy: Nataraja

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Apasmara (Sanskrit, m., अपस्मार, apasmāra, "Unwissenheit", geistige Verblendung, urspr.: "Epilepsie") ist in der indischen Mythologie ein zwergenhafter Dämon (asura); er ist vor allem im Süden Indiens populär.

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