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The yaksha king Mahagiri resides in Girinagara. The yaksha Vasava resides in Vaidisa. The yaksha Karttikeya resides in Rohitaka. This yaksha Kumara is renowned in the great city.... Vaisravana who resides in the city Alakavati, Located along the jewelled stairway of the Buddha's descent, Is surrounded by billions of gods and goddesses.
Chinese carving of a yaksha. Fearsome and malevolent demons. [54] [55] The Chinese transliteration of the Sanskrit word "yaksha". Demons from Indian folklore that entered into Chinese mythology through the influence of Buddhism. They appear in the Chinese Gods and Demons fiction and Records of the Strange genres of literature.
Below is a non-exhaustive list of Yakshas, a race of anthropomorphic spirits in Indian mythology. While many are malevolent, some are benevolent protectors of Dharma . Yakshas are male while Yakshis or Yakshinis are female.
The Grand Mother of Mount Li (Chinese: 驪山老母) The Queen Mother of the West (西王母), also referred to as Lady Queen Mother (王母娘娘) in the novel, is the matriarch deity in the Taoist pantheon. She reports Sun Wukong to the Jade Emperor for stealing the peaches meant for a feast she is hosting.
The main article for this category is Yaksha; the female equivalent, Yakshini, are also covered. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out ...
Each is regarded as the guardian goddess of one of the present tirthankar Shri Simandhar Swami and twenty-four Jain tirthankara. The names according to Tiloyapannatti (or Pratishthasarasangraha) and Abhidhanachintamani are: Panchanguli; Chakreshvari; Rohini, Ajitbala; Prajnapti, Duritari; Vajrashrankhala, Kali; Vajrankusha, Mahakali; Manovega ...
Sun Erniang (literally "Second Sister Sun") is a fictional character in Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels in Chinese literature. Nicknamed "Female Yaksha ", she ranks 103rd among the 108 Stars of Destiny and 67th among the 72 Earthly Fiends.
Statues of the Twelve Heavenly Generals stand in Ngong Ping, Hong Kong.; The Heavenly Generals all appear as boss characters in 1994 video game Shin Megami Tensei II.They are depicted as servants of Āṭavaka, and share the unique classification "Shinshou".