- 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...
-
Yakshagana is a
traditional theatre,
found in
Dakshina Kannada, Udupi,
Kasaragod district and
Uttara Kannada,
Shimoga and
western parts of Chikmagalur...
-
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...
-
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...
-
Bhumibol Adulyadej of
Thailand Vaiśravaṇa of the
north direction, king of
yakṣas. Virūḍhaka of the
south direction, king of kumbhāṇḍas. Dhṛtarāṣṭra of the...
- 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...
-
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...
- but
concludes that "although by the
second century CE the elephant-headed
yakṣa form
exists it
cannot be
presumed to
represent Gaṇapati-Vināyaka. There...
- semi-divine beings.
These beings,
namely Siddhas, Charanas, Gandharvas,
Yaksas, Guhyakas, and the Nagas,
desirous of
obtaining boons,
follow the course...
