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{{Infobox deity<br />
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| affiliation = [[ Ādityas]]<br />
| parents = [[Kashyapa]] and [[Aditi]]<br />
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'''Amsha''' or '''Ansha''' is a deity in [[Hinduism]] and one of the [[Ādityas]], - a group of celestial deities that populate the sky with their parents [[Kashyapa]] and [[Aditi]]. Amsha is a [[solar deity]].<br />
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== The Adityás ==<br />
The oldest legends specify seven or eight of these gods, but the number was later increased to twelve. Historians have suggested that perhaps the number 12 was chosen so that each solar deity related with a particular month, creating a link between each Aditya and the cycle of the year and the seasons.<ref>[https://scimonk.com/index.php/2021/05/26/12-adityas/ "12 Adityas from Shatpata Brahmana" ], ''Scientific Monk'', Retrieved 26 May 2021</ref> <ref name="Achuthananda2018">{{cite book|author=Swami Achuthananda|title=The Reign of the Vedic Gods|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_hhfDwAAQBAJ|date=6 June 2018|publisher=Relianz Communications Pty Ltd|isbn=978-0-9757883-1-8}}</ref><br />
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== Using the popular name Anśa/Aṃśa ==<br />
In [[India]], today,{{when|date=November 2022}} many boys get a name derived from Anśa (or, Aṃśa) - for example, Anshuman (alt Amshuman) - as a sign of respect for this god.<ref>[https://www.pitarau.com/meaning-of-ansh "Meaning of name 'Ansh'" ], ''Pitarau'', Retrieved 26 May 2021</ref><br />
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