Vimana

Also known as Pushpaka Vimana, Vimāna

thumb|The Pushpaka vimana flying in the sky.

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
Hindu epics
Ramayana
Mahabharata
Jain literature
Ashoka Edict IV
''Samarangana Sutradhara''
''Vaimānika Shāstra''
Ayyavazhi
In popular culture
See also
References
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thumb|The Pushpaka vimana flying in the sky.

Vimāna are mythological flying palaces or chariots described in Hindu texts and Sanskrit epics. The "Pushpaka Vimana" of Ravana (who took it from Kubera; Rama returned it to Kubera) is the most quoted example of a vimana. Vimanas are also mentioned in Jain texts.

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