- travellers,
similar to the rakṣasas.
Yakshas appear in Hindu, Jain and
Buddhist texts.
Several monumental yakshas are
known from the time of the Maurya...
- Look up
yaksha in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Yaksha is a name of
several nature-spirits in
Hindu and
Buddhist mythology.
Yaksha may also
refer to:...
- list of
Yakshas, a race of
anthropomorphic spirits in
Indian mythology.
While many are malevolent, some are
benevolent protectors of Dharma.
Yakshas are male...
- 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...
- The
Yaksha kingdom is the
mythological kingdom of the
yakshas, a race
featured in Hinduism.
Kubera is
referred to as the king of the
Yakshas. The territory...
- and Kuberan, is the god of wealth, and the god-king of the semi-divine
yakshas in Hinduism. He is
regarded as the
regent of the
north (Dikpala), and a...
- and
Gandharvas or Apsaras.
Yakshinis and
their male counterparts, the
Yakshas, are one of the many
paranormal beings ****ociated with the centuries-old...
-
meaning 'evil beings' (literally 'death').
Examples include the
yecha 夜叉 (
yaksha) and the
luocha 罗刹 (raksasha), both
derived ultimately from
Indian lore...
- The
Parkham Yaksha is a
colossal statue of a
Yaksha,
discovered in the area of Parkham, in the
vicinity of Mathura, 22.5
kilometers south of the city...
- the king of a race
called the
yakshas and the god of wealth. The
Mahabharata mentions this city as the
capital of the
Yaksha kingdom. This city is said to...
