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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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Yaksha is a name of several nature-spirits in Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Yaksha may also refer to: Yaksha kingdom, territory of a mythical tribe in ancient India and ancient Sri Lanka; Yaksha (rural locality), several rural localities in Russia; Yaksha: Ruthless Operations, a 2022 South Korean film
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.
Another prominent Yaksha found mention in Mahabharata is Sthunakarna. He dwelt in a forest close to the Panchala kingdom. He converted Shikhandini, the daughter of Panchala king Drupada into a male by exchanging his male sexuality with her. Here the Yaksha is addressed as a Guhyaka, the one who dwells in caves or in hidden places.
Yaksa or Yaksha may refer to: Yaksa (band), Chinese rock band; Yaksha (Sanskrit Yakṣa), a nature-spirit in Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism; Yaksha kingdom, an ancient kingdom in Indian epic literature; Yakkha (disambiguation), also called "Yaksa-sh" Albazin, a village in Russia that was once named Yagsi (Yaksa in Manchu)
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.
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