-
valley of
Kashmir was
inhabited by two tribes: the
Nagas and the
Pishachas.
Pishachas like
darkness and
traditionally are
depicted as
haunting cremation...
- but
possess extraordinary size and strength.
Similar to the Giants.
Pishachas are flesh-eating
demons in
Indian religious lore. They
dwell in the dark...
-
Kashmir to
purify the land from the evil
practices and
impurities of the
pishachas living there.
Parvati ****umed the form of a
river in the netherworld....
- The
Nuristani languages are one of the
three groups within the Indo-Iranian
language family,
alongside the Indo-Aryan and
Iranian languages. They have...
- rakshasas, bhutas, pretas, and
pishachas. The
pretas are ghosts, who
could not go to the
afterlife yet. The
Pishachas, likewise, are
spirits of the dead...
- 850
infantry 6,000,000
protecting elephants and
chariots 140,000,000
Pishachas 280,000,000
Rakshasa 420,000,000
Yaksha 100,000,000
Narayani Sena (total...
-
scriptures include a
range of
spirits (Vetalas, Rakshasas, Bhutas, and
Pishachas) that
might be
classified as demons.
These spirits are
souls of beings...
-
attended by semi-divine
beings like the vidyadharas; kimpurushas; rakshasas;
pishachas; as well as
Padma and Shankha;
personified treasures (nidhi); and Manibhadra...
- Rigveda. The
Panis appear in RV 10.108 as
watchers over
stolen cows. The
Pishachas are flesh-eating
demons according to
Hindu faith.
Preta is the Sanskrit...
-
lantern (English)
Wraith Yurei Ghosts in
Hindu Mythology: Bhoot,
Baital and
Pishacha Draugr Fext
Ghoul Jiangshi Lich
Manananggal Mullo (Romani)
variation on...
