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- Da Zhidu LunEncyclopedic Mahayana Buddhist text meant as a commentary
- Dabei ChanChinese Buddhist repentance rite
- Daci'en TempleNotable Buddhist temple in Xi'an, China
- DadhichiSage in Hindu scriptures
- Dadu DayalIndian saint
- Dafo Temple (Guangzhou)Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, China
- Dafo Temple (Zhangye)Buddhist temple in Zhangye, China
- Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati TempleGanesha temple in Pune, India
- Dagzê, LhasaDagzê District is a district of Lhasa immediately east of the district of Chengguan, Tibet
- DahongliutanPlace in Xinjiang, China
- Dahui Zonggao12th-century Chinese Chan master
- Dai GohonzonThe Dai Gohonzon of the High Sanctuary of the Essential Teachings, commonly known as the D
- DaibutsuStatues of Buddha in Japan
- DaibutsuyōDaibutsuyō (大仏様, lit. great Buddha style) is a Japanese religious architectural style whic
- Daifukuji Soto Zen MissionZen Buddhist temple on the island of Hawaiʻi
- DailuodingBuddhist temple in Taihuai, China
- DaityaRace in Hindu mythology
- DaivadnyaHindu caste
- DajyurDajyur, or the Damxung Horse Festival, is a Tibetan festival that takes place at the begin
- DakiniSacred female spirit in Hinduism and Buddhism
- Dakpa SheriMountain in Tibet
- DakshaHindu deity
- DaksharamamHindu temple in India
- Daksheswar Mahadev TempleHindu Temple in Uttarakhand
- Dakshina KosalaHistorical region in central India
- Dakshinamurti UpanishadMinor Upanishad of Hinduism
- DakshinapathaHistorical region
- Dakshineswar Kali TempleHindu Temple in Kolkata, West Bengal
- DakṣiṇāSanskrit term for honorarium
- DakṣiṇācāraThe term dakshinachara ('right-hand path') is a technical term used to refer to tantric se
- Dalit Buddhist movementModern sociopolitical movement among Dalits
- Dalmia GroupDalmia Bharat Limited (DBL) is an Indian conglomerate, which traces its origins to the bus
- DamaruSouth Asian two-headed drum
- Damdama LakeDamdama reservoir in Sohna, near Gurugram city in Gurugram district in the Indian state of
- Daming TempleDaming Temple (Chinese: 大明寺; pinyin: Dàmíng Sì) is a temple located at the middle peak of
- DamnationConcept of divine punishment
- DānaConcept of charity in Indian religions
- Danava (Hinduism)Race in Hindu mythology
- Dances of ManipurThere are many different dance styles from Manipur, a state in northeastern India borderin
- Danda NataDance festival in Odisha, India
- DandamisIndian philosopher of the 4th century BC
- DandeliDandeli is a taluk in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, India, in the Malenadu region.
- Dang Hyang NirarthaIndonesian Hindu missionary
- Danka systemThe danka system (檀家制度, danka seido), also known as jidan system (寺檀制度, jidan seido), is a
- Danu (Hinduism)Hindu deity
- DaochuoChinese Pure Land Buddhist Patriarch
- DaosuiTang dynasty Buddhist monk
- Daoxuan7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar
- Dark retreatTibetan Buddhism advanced practice
- Darshan (Indian religions)Auspicious sight of a deity or holy person
- Darshana UpanishadSanskrit text, Yoga Upanishad
- DasaSanskrit term found in ancient Indian texts
- Daśanāmi SampradayaMonastic tradition in Hinduism
- Dasarna KingdomDasarna Kingdom was one of the many kingdoms ruled by Yadava kings in ancient central and
- Dasbodh17th century Indian Bhakti text
- DashainRegional Hindu festival
- DasharathaKing of Kosala and father of Rama in the epic Ramayana
- Dashashwamedh GhatDashashwamedh Ghat is a main ghat in Varanasi located on the Ganges River in Uttar Pradesh
- DashavataraTen major avatars of the Hindu god Vishnu
- DattatreyaHindu deity
- David Gordon WhiteDavid Gordon White (born September 3, 1953) is an American Indologist and author on the hi
- Dawa GyaltsenDawa Gyaltsen (Tibetan: ཟླ་བ་རྒྱལ་མཚན, Wylie: zla ba rgyal mtshan) was a Dzogchen master w
- Daxia RiverThe Daxia River (Chinese: 大夏河; pinyin: Dàxià hé) or Sangchu (Tibetan: བསང་ཆུ, Wylie: bsang
- Daxiangguo TempleBuddhist temple in Kaifeng, Henan, China
- Daxingshan TempleNotable Buddhist temple in Xi'an, China
- Dayan DeerhDayan Deerh or Dayan Degereki is one of the most important divinities in the folk practice
- Dayananda SaraswatiIndian philosopher and socio-religious reformer (1824–1883)
- Dazhao Temple (Hohhot)Gelug monastery of Hohhot, Inner Mongolia
- Dazu Rock CarvingsUNESCO World Heritage Site in Chongqing, China
- De teachingThe De teaching (Chinese: 德教 Dejiao, "teaching of virtue", the concept of De), whose corpo
- Debendranath TagoreIndian philosopher (1817–1905)
- Decagram (geometry)In geometry, a decagram is a 10-point star polygon. There is one regular decagram, contain
- DeitySupernatural being
- Deity yogaVajrayana practice involving visualization of a deity
- DeogharCity in Jharkhand, India
- Deoghar subdivisionDeoghar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Deoghar district in the Santha
- DeolaDeola is a taluka of Nashik district in Maharashtra, India. It is weekly market for surrou
- DergeDerge (Tibetan: སྡེ་དགེ་, Wylie: sde dge), officially Gengqing Town (Tibetan: དགོན་ཆེན་ཀྲེ
- Descent of the Ganges (Mahabalipuram)UNESCO World Heritage Site in Tamil Nadu, India
- DesecularizationProliferation or growth of religion
- Desire realmThe desire realm (Sanskrit: कामधातु, kāmadhātu) is one of the trailokya or three realms (S
- Dev Deepavali (Varanasi)Hindu festival
- Deva (Buddhism)Type of celestial being
- Deva (Hinduism)Male celestial being in Hinduism
- DevadasiWoman dedicated to the worship of a temple's patron god
- DevadattaBuddhist monk, cousin and brother-in-law of Gautama Siddhārtha
- Devadatta (damselfly)Devadatta is a genus of damselflies in the family Devadattidae which is a sister-group of
- DevakiMother of the Hindu god Krishna
- DevasathanHindu temple in Bangkok
- DevasenaHindu goddess
- Devaswom boards in KeralaSocio-religious trusts in India
- DevataHindu and Buddhist term for deity
- DevdahaHistorical city in Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province, Nepal
- Development of Karma in BuddhismKarma is an important topic in Buddhist thought. The concept may have been of minor import
- DeviGoddess in Hinduism
- Devi Bhagavata PuranaGoddess-centric Hindu text
- Devi GitaHoly scripture for Hinduism
- Devi MahatmyaMajor Hindu philosophical text
- Devi UpanishadGoddess-related Hindu text
- DevnarayanGurjar ruler and deity from Rajasthan
- Dewi SriHindu Goddess of rice and fertility in Indonesia
- Dhakeshwari TempleHindu temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Dhammacakkappavattana SuttaFirst sermon preached by the Buddha at Sarnath
- Dhammakaya meditationThai Buddhist meditation method
- Dhammakaya traditionTradition in Thai Buddhism
- Dhammapada (Easwaran translation)1986 English-language book
- Dhammapada (Radhakrishnan translation)1950 book by Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- DhammasaṅgaṇīBuddhist scripture
- Dhammayuttika NikayaTheravāda Buddhist monastic order
- Dhammika SuttaPart of the Sutta Nipata
- DhanabhutiDhanabhūti (Brahmi: 𑀥𑀦𑀪𑀽𑀢𑀺) or Vatsiputra Dhanabhūti was a 2nd or 1st-century BCE Bu
- DhanterasHindu observance
- Dhanu (month)Month in Indian lunisolar calendars
- DhanurvedaSanskrit treatise on warfare and archery
- DhanvantariPhysician of the devas in Hinduism
- Dharamshala (type of building)Type of sanctuary, communal or religious resthouse
- DhāraṇāConcentration concept in yoga
- DharaniGenre of Buddhist mantras or incantations
- Dharani pillarBuddhist pillars engraved with dharani sutras
- Dharma centreA Dharma Centre (Sanskrit) or Dhamma Centre (Pali) is a non-monastic Buddhist centre in a
- Dharma combatPractice in some schools of Buddhism
- Dharma Drum MountainBuddhist foundation founded by master Sheng-yen
- Dharma HallBuilding in Buddhist temples
- Dharma nameNew name acquired during Buddhist initiation and ordination rituals
- Dharma Realm Buddhist AssociationThe Dharma Realm Buddhist Association (shortened to DRBA, Chinese: 法界佛教總會, PY: Fajie Fojia
- Dharma transmissionSpiritual teacher-disciple lineage in Zen-Buddhism
- Dharma-yuddhaHindu concept of righteous war
- DharmabadDharmabad is a town and a municipal council in Nanded district in the state of Maharashtra
- DharmachakraSymbol in Dharmic religions
- DharmadhatuBuddhist concept which signifies "all phenomena" in the entire universe taken as a whole
- DharmakāyaOne of the three bodies of a Buddha
- DharmakṣemaDharmakṣema (धर्मक्षेम, transliterated 曇無讖 (pinyin: Tánmó-chèn), translated 竺法豐 (pinyin: Z
- DharmapalaGuardian gods of Buddhism
- Dharmapala Raksita3rd Sakya Tibetan ruler (1268–1287)
- Dharmarajika StupaAncient Buddhist stupa and archaeological site in Punjab, Pakistan
- DharmaśāstraGenre of Sanskrit theological texts dealing with dharma
- DharmasthalaTemple town in Karnataka, India
- Dharmasthala TempleHindu Temple in India
- DharmathakurHindu deity of death and justice
- DhenukaAsura slain by Balarama
- Dhenupureeswarar Temple (Madambakkam)Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India
- DholDouble-headed Indian drum
- Dholpur districtDistrict of Rajasthan in India
- DhrishtadyumnaCharacter from the Indian epic Mahabharata
- DhritarashtraKuru King and father of the Kauravas in the Indian epic Mahabharata
- DhrtiYama (ethical rule) in Hinduism
- DhrupadAncient genre of classical Indian music
- DhruvaAscetic devotee of the Hindu god Vishnu
- DhumavatiHindu Tantric widow goddess
- Dhundari languageIndo-Aryan language spoken in India
- DhutangaGroup of austerities or ascetic practices taught in Buddhism
- DhvajaFlag or banner in Indian religions
- DhvajastambhaThe dhvajastambha (ध्वजस्तम्भ) refers to the flagstaff erected in front of the mukhamaṇḍap
- Dhyana Buddha statueBuddha statue in Amaravathi, India
- Dhyana in BuddhismTraining of the mind through meditation in Buddhism
- Dhyana in HinduismTraining of the mind through meditation in Hinduism
- Dieng templesHindu temple in Indonesia
- Dīgha Nikāya1st Buddhist Scriptures Collection in Pāli Canon
- Dīghajāṇu SuttaBuddhist text about ethics for lay people
- DikshaPractice in Hinduism
- DilīpaCharacters in the Ramayana
- Dinajpur District, BangladeshDistricts of Bangladesh in Rangpur Division
- Dindori, MaharashtraDindori is a town and taluka in Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
- Dipa MaNani Bala Barua (25 March 1911 – 1 September 1989), better known as Dipa Ma, was an Indian
- DipankaraFigure of Buddhist mythology
- DīpavaṃsaOldest historical record of Sri Lanka
- Dirgha AgamaBuddhist scriptures
- Discourse on the Pure LandThe Discourse on the Pure Land (Ch: Jìngtǔ lùn 浄土論, Jp: Jōdō ron; Sanskrit reconstruction:
- DitiHindu mythology character
- Divine illuminationHuman thought aided by divine grace
- Divine Life SocietyHindu spiritual organization and an ashram
- Divine presenceConcept in religion, spirituality, and theology
- Divine twinsProto-Indo-European mytheme
- Divya DesamCanonical group of Vaishnavite temples of great significance
- DivyavadanaBuddhist anthology
- Diyawadana NilameOffice of chief lay custodian in Sri Lanka
- Dizang Temple (Changchun)Buddhist temple in Changchun, China
- Dnyaneshwar13th century Marathi saint
- DnyaneshwariCommentary on the Bhagavad Gita written by Sant Dnyaneshwar
- Dō (architecture)Dō (堂, temple, shrine, hall, reception room; also shop, store). It is very often used in J
- Doctrinal background of ZenZen has a rich doctrinal background, despite the traditional Zen narrative which states th
- Dodda Basavana GudiTemple in Bengaluru, India
- Dolpopa Sherab GyaltsenTibetan Buddhist master known as "The Buddha from Dölpo
- Dombi HerukaMahasiddha in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism
- DoncheeType of Buddhist renunciant in Cambodia
- DongchuDongchu (Chinese: 東初; pinyin: Dōngchū, 1907–1977) was a Chinese Chan Buddhist master in ma
- Dongyang, LiuyangDongyang Town (simplified Chinese: 洞阳镇; traditional Chinese: 洞陽鎮; pinyin: Dòngyáng Zhèn) i
- Dongzhulin MonasteryBuddhist monastery in Yunnan, China
- Dorje ShugdenDeity in Tibetan Buddhism
- DosmocheBuddhist festival celebrated in Ladakh, India
- Double overhand nooseThe double overhand noose is a very secure hitch knot. It might be used by cavers and cany
- DougongArchitectural element in East Asian structures
- Dpon-chenThe dpon-chen or pönchen (Chinese: 本欽; pinyin: Běnqīn), literally the "great authority" or
- DraupadeyasSons of Pandavas and Draupadi in the Hindu epic Mahabharata
- DraupadiHeroine of the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata
- Dravidian architectureArchitectural idiom in Hindu temple architecture
- Dravidian folk religionDravidian folk religion refers to the indigenous traditions and cultural practices of the
- Drawing roomRoom in a house where visitors may be entertained
- Dream yogaTibetan meditation practice
- Drepung MonasteryTibetan Buddhist monastery at Mount Gephel, Tibet, China
- Drigung MonasteryTibetan Buddhist monastery in Lhasa, Tibet, China
- DrikungpaHead of the Drikung Kagyu, a sect of Tibetan Buddhism
- Drishadvati RiverRiver
- DronaGuru of the Pandavas and Kauravas in the Hindu epic Mahabharata
- Droupgyu WangmoFrench Tibetan Buddhist nun and prison chaplain
- DrupadaPanchala King in the Indian epic Mahabharata
- Dualism (Indian philosophy)Consciousness–matter dualism
- Dudjom LingpaTibetan Lama and tertön
- DuḥkhaConcept in Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism
- DuhshalaPrincess in the epic Mahabharata
- DuhshasanaOne of the Kauravas in the epic Mahabharata
- Dule TempleBuddhist temple in Tianjin, China
- DunhuangCounty-level city in Gansu, China
- Dunhuang manuscriptsAncient Tibetan and Chinese documents
- Dunhuang Research AcademyThe Dunhuang Research Academy (Chinese: 敦煌研究院; pinyin: Dūnhuáng Yánjiùyuàn), originally th
- Durbar Hall GroundThe Durbar Hall Ground is a popular location for various cultural activities in the city o
- Durga AshtamiEighth day of the Navaratri festival in Hinduism
- Durga Mandir, RamnagarThe Durga Mandir (Temple) is situated in Ramnagar of Banaras (or Varanasi). It is believed
- Durga Mandir, VaranasiHindu Temple in Uttar Pradesh, India
- Durga PujaAnnual Hindu festival
- DurvasaAncient Indian Sage
- DuryodhanaEldest Kaurava in the epic Mahabharata
- DushyantaLegendary king in Hinduism
- Dvaita literatureHindu philosophy literature
- Dvapara YugaThird of four yugas (ages) in Hindu cosmology
- DvārakāSacred historical city and pilgrimage site associated with Hindu god Krishna
- DvarapalaDoor guardian statue
- Dvaravati silaSacred stone in Hinduism
- DveshaHindu and Buddhist concept of hatred and aversion
- Dwarka Sharada PeethamAdvaita monastery
- DyausVedic god of the sky
- DzogchenTradition of teachings in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism
- Dzogchen MonasteryTibetan Buddhist monastery in Dêgê County, Sichuan, China
- Dzongsar MonasteryBuddhist monastery in Sichuan, China
