Incorporating Hindu gods into Japanese culture ... She is also visualised with multiple arms holding swords, like Durga, and was worshipped by the Samurai as a warrior. Daikoku, another lord ...

For instance, you might notice her multiple arms carrying bloodied swords ... it stands to reason that this Hindu goddess and dark mother would contain multitudes. She is a stern, divine mother ...

Central to Hinduism is the belief in a supreme God Brahman. Brahman is present everywhere ... He has blue skin and four arms. Shiva is the destroyer of the universe. Shiva destroys the universe ...