TGTBT: AncientFlyingMachines

Published: Dec. 5, 2018, 5:33 p.m.

Vim\u0101na are the flying palaces or chariots described in Hindu texts and Sanskrit epics. The Pushpaka Vimana of the king Ravana (who took it from Lord Kubera; Rama returned it to Kubera) is the most quoted example of a vimana. Vimanas are also mentioned in Jain texts.