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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 a question-and-answer dialogue between Yudhishthira and a yaksha in the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
In the Yaksha Prashna, Dharmadeva (Yama) appears as a yaksha (nature spirit) in the form of a crane to question Yudhishthira and test his righteousness. Impressed by Yudhishthira's strict adherence to dharma and his answers to the riddles posed, Yama reveals himself as his father, blesses him, and brings his younger Pandava brothers back to life.
After the Yaksha was satisfied with the answers, he offered Yudhishthira the choice to bring back one of his brother, and Yudhishthira chose Nakula. When the Yaksha questioned him on his reasoning, Yudhishthira replied that he is still alive as Kunti's lineage, but there are no one alive as Madri's lineage, so he chose Nakula. The Yaksha was ...
Śāli – A yaksha turned into a lion ॐ; Saṇṭhila – One of the Twelve Heavenly Generals of Bhaisajyaguru Buddha ☸; Saudāsa – Aṅgulimāla in a previous life ॐ☸; Sthūṇa – A devotee of Kubera, who exchanges his identity with Shikhandin ॐ; Sthuṇākarṇa – Turns Śikhaṇḍī into a male ॐ; Suketu – A yaksha King ...
A yaksha, who is an incarnation of Bodhisattva Kannon, gives a sermon to folks. A yaksha as a gate guardian ( dvarapala ) at Plaosan temple in Indonesia In Buddhist literature, the yakṣa are the attendants of Vaiśravaṇa , the guardian of the northern quarter, a beneficent god who protects the righteous.
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[13] [14] For example, this portrays Yaksha Prashna, a series of riddles posed by a nature-spirit to Yudhishthira, [13] and, in the third book, the story of Ashtavakra. Ashtavakra is the son of one Kahoda, who loses a wisdom-contest to Bandin and is drowned in consequence.
It is also traditionally believed by Hindus to be the site where the brothers engaged in a riddle contest with the Yakshas, as described in the Yaksha Prashna. [5] [4] [6] Another tradition states that the Hindu deity Krishna laid the foundation of the temple, and established a hand-made lingam in it.