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Yaksha — (Sanskrit यक्ष, IAST|yakṣa , yakkha in Pāli ) is the name of a broad class of nature spirits, usually benevolent, who are caretakers of the natural treasures hidden in the earth and tree roots.cite web url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article… … Wikipedia
Yaksha — aus Mathura, 1. 2. Jhd. n. Chr. Yaksha (Sanskrit: Yakṣa; Pali: Yakkha) ist die Bezeichnung einer weitläufigen Klasse von Naturgeistern oder Göttern niederen Ranges im Hinduismus und Buddhismus. Die weibliche Form dieser Wesen wird Yakṣī/Yakkhī… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Yaksha — Yak sha, n. [Skr.] (Hindoo Myth.) A kind of demigod attendant on Kuvera, the god of wealth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yaksha — [ jakʃa; Sanskrit »Gestalt«, »Gespenst«] der, / s oder Yak|shini, weibliche Form Yạkshi, schon in vorvedischer Zeit im alten Indien verehrte volkstümliche Berg oder Baumgottheit, Fruchtbarkeitsdämon, Schutzgeist. Im Hinduismus sind die Yakshas … Universal-Lexikon
Yaksha — Rouleau grec soutenu par un Yaksha indien, Amaravati, IIIe siècle, Musée national de Tōkyō. Yaksha (Sanskrit यक्ष, yakṣa , yakkha en Pāli) est le nom d’une grande classe d’esprits de la nature, habituellement bienveillants, qui sont les… … Wikipédia en Français
yaksha — (fem. yakshi) In the VEDA a yaksha was a deity or divinity. Later the term designated certain semidivine beings. These yakshas could change form at will; they lived in caves, mountains, forests, trees, bodies of water, and even magic cities in … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
yaksha — ▪ Hindu mythology also spelled Yaksa, Sanskrit masculine singular Yakṣa, feminine singular Yakṣī, or Yakṣinī, in the mythology of India, a class of generally benevolent nature spirits who are the custodians of treasures that are… … Universalium
Yaksha Kingdom — refers to the territory of a tribe called Yakshas who were one among the Exotic Tribes of Ancient India. They had kinship with another similar tribe viz. Rakshasas. Yaksha king Vaisravana (also known as Kubera, Kuvera etc) and Rakshasa king… … Wikipedia
Yaksha (desambiguación) — Yaksha puede referirse: Yaksha o iaksá, nombre de un tipo de espíritus de la naturaleza en la mitología hinduista, budista y yaina. Yaksha (República Komi), una localidad (1200 hab.) en la República Komi (Rusia). Yaksha, una localidad en el… … Wikipedia Español
Yaksha, Komi Republic — Yaksha ( ru. Якша) is a settlement in Troitsko Pechorsky District of the Komi Republic, Russia, located in the upper streams of the Pechora River. Population: 1,218 (2002 Census)Fact|date=February 2007; 1,793 (1989 Census)Fact|date=February 2007 … Wikipedia
Yaksha (disambiguation) — Yaksha may refer to: *Yaksha, name of a broad class of nature spirits in Hindu and Buddhist mythology *Yaksha, Komi Republic, a settlement in the Komi Republic, Russia *Yaksha, Kostroma Oblast, a settlement in Kostroma Oblast, Russia … Wikipedia
