Yakkhini). In Hindu, Jain and Buddhist texts, the yakṣas have a dual personality. On the one hand, a yakṣa may be an inoffensive nature-fairy, associated...

Yaksa or Yaksha may refer to: Yaksa (band), Chinese rock band Yaksha (Sanskrit Yakṣa), a nature-spirit in Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism Yaksha Kingdom...

are central: 1) A man-eating yakṣa 2) A king who saves himself by offering a boon to the yakṣa 3) The conversion of the yakṣa Bakasura Saint George and the...

the title "Great Yakṣa General." Nalakuvara appears in two other tantric texts: "The Yakṣa Nartakapara’s Tantra," and "The Great Yakṣa General Natakapara’s...

considered to be one of the greatest Sanskrit poets. It describes how a yakṣa (or nature spirit), who had been banished by his master to a remote region...

Yaksa (Yecha) (Chinese: 夜 叉; pinyin: Yecha) is a Chinese metalcore band that became active in the Beijing rock scene in 1997. Yaksa was among the first...

[additional citation(s) needed] The terms kumbhāṇḍa and yakṣa are sometimes used for the same person; yakṣa in these cases is the more general term, including...

results of Eurovision 2024". Eurovision Song Contest. 12 May 2024. "Yaksa Yaksa - EP by Windows95Man". Spotify. Retrieved 11 February 2024. "Epic Tax...

Vajrayakṣa (金剛夜叉明王 or 金剛夜叉明王 in Chinese) is one of the Five Wisdom Kings. He is a manifestation of Amoghasiddhi. He goes by many names including Kongō-yasha...

Yakshagana is a traditional theatre, developed in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Shimoga and western parts of Chikmagalur districts, in the state...

disturb a monk meditating alone. The terms gandharva and yakṣa sometimes refer to the same entity. Yakṣa in these cases is the more general term, including...

The Eight Great Yakṣa Generals (Chinese: 八大夜叉大将; pinyin: Bādà Yèchā Dàjiàng), or simply the Eight Yakṣa Generals, are guardian deities in Buddhism. They...

Mahavamsa, Pañcika was the commander-in-chief of the yakṣa army of Vaiśravaṇa and had another 27 yakṣa generals under his orders. Pañcika was often represented...

meteorite Li Jing Pañcika, commander-in-chief, or general, of Vaiśravaṇa's Yakṣa army Seven Lucky Gods Hachiman -- Shinto God of War Uesugi Kenshin Vasudhara...

The Yaksha Prashna (IAST: yakṣa praśna), also known as the Dharma Baka Upakhyana (the Legend of the Virtuous Crane) or the Akshardhama, is the story of...

cults of nature spirit-deities like Yakṣas and Nagas. Yakṣa cults were an important part of early Buddhism. Yakṣas are powerful nature spirits which were...

basic ritual is darsana (seeing) of deva, which includes Jina, or other yaksas, gods and goddesses such as Brahmadeva, 52 Viras, Padmavati, Ambika and...

ancient India. Secondly, they state that the textual evidence in the works of Yaksa, Panini and Patanajali affirms that the Classical Sanskrit in their era...

कुम्भाण्ड (dwarfs), Gandharva गन्धर्वs (fairies), Nāgas नाग (snakes) and Yakṣas यक्ष (goblins). The beings of this world are 230 m (750 feet) tall and live...

but concludes that "although by the second century CE the elephant-headed yakṣa form exists it cannot be presumed to represent Gaṇapati-Vināyaka. There...

are lesser known variations on the six syllable mantra such as: Om vajra yaksa mani padme hum. Another variation, noted by Peter Alan Roberts, is Om manipadme...

blessing of having children. Rambha and Karambha meditated upon Mālavaṭa Yakṣa, the former seated at the centre of the five fires and the latter standing...

Tāṭakā when they reach a forest inhabited by her. Viśvāmitra states that a yakṣa named Suketu had undertaken austerities to obtain children, and was given...

in the Bhagavata Purana. The Krishna tradition subsumed numerous Naga, yaksa and hill and tree-based cults. Shiva absorbed local cults by the suffixing...

Saturday, all the demons assemble together. This assembly is called the "Yaksa Sabawa". At this assembly, each chieftain has to give an account to mahasen...

Gail Hinich (1991). The disguises of the demon: the development of the Yakṣa in Hinduism and Buddhism. SUNY Press. ISBN 0-7914-0622-9. Wikimedia Commons...

semi-divine beings. These beings, namely Siddhas, Charanas, Gandharvas, Yaksas, Guhyakas, and the Nagas, desirous of obtaining boons, follow the course...

blessing of having children. Rambha and Karambha meditated upon Mālavaṭa Yakṣa, the former seated at the centre of the five fires and the latter standing...

fond of sex. She wears a soft-red garment And has blue, curly hair. “This yakṣa lady is adorned on every limb And always delights in the pleasures of sex...

Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand Vaiśravaṇa of the north direction, king of yakṣas. Virūḍhaka of the south direction, king of kumbhāṇḍas. Dhṛtarāṣṭra of the...