Yaksha The Yakshas (Sanskrit: यक्ष, IAST: Yakṣa, Pali: Yakkha) are a broad class of nature spirits, usually benevolent, but sometimes mischievous or capricious...
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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...
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Twelve Heavenly Generals of Bhaisajyaguru Buddha ☸ Kubera – King of the yakshas and god of wealth ॐ☸卐 Mahāla – One of the Twelve Heavenly Generals of Bhaisajyaguru...
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Yakshini (category Yakshas)
and Gandharvas or Apsaras. Yakshinis and their male counterparts, the Yakshas, are one of the many paranormal beings associated with the centuries-old...
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Kubera (category Yakshas)
also known as Kuvera, Kuber 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...
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Maṇibhadra (category Yakshas)
as a jewel') is one of the major yakshas. He was a popular deity in ancient India. Several well known images of yaksha Manibhadra have been found. The...
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Dhruva (section The Yaksha War)
against the Yakshas. He travelled to the Yaksha kingdom of Alakapuri fought valiantly, and vanquished his opponents. After defeating the Yaksha soldiers...
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Wrathful deities (redirect from Wrathful god)
appeared in India during the late 6th century, with its main source being the Yaksha imagery, and became a central feature of Indian Tantric Buddhism by the...
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Buddhist deities (section Yaksha)
Initially they included mainly Indian figures such as devas, asuras and yakshas, but later came to include other Asian spirits and local gods (like the...
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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...
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