- 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, ****ociated...
-
Yaksa or
Yaksha may
refer to:
Yaksa (band),
Chinese rock band
Yaksha (Sanskrit
Yakṣa), a nature-spirit in Hinduism, Jainism, and
Buddhism Yaksha kingdom...
-
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...
-
Yakshagana is a
traditional theatre,
developed in
Dakshina Kannada, Udupi,
Uttara Kannada,
Shimoga and
western parts of
Chikmagalur districts, in the state...
-
guardian of the
north and king of the
yakṣas. In East Asia, they are also
variously known as the
Eight Great Yakṣas (八大藥叉), the
Eight Great Heavenly Kings...
- 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...
-
outcome of the
situation and
hastened to the
yakṣa's lair.
While Āṭavaka was away with an ****embly of
yakṣas in the Himalayas, the
Buddha was
greeted by...
-
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...
- the
topmost tier of the
lower half of Sumeru. He is the
leader of all the
yakṣas who
dwell on the Sumeru's slopes. He is
often portra**** with a
yellow face...
-
Bhumibol Adulyadej of
Thailand Vaiśravaṇa of the
north direction, king of
yakṣas. Virūḍhaka of the
south direction, king of kumbhāṇḍas. Dhṛtarāṣṭra of the...
