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Yaksha

The Yakshas (Sanskrit: यक्ष, IAST: Yakṣa, Pali: Yakkha) are a broad class of nature spirits in Hindu mythology which are associated with water, trees, forests, wilderness, treasure, and fertility. They are usually considered benevolent, and sometimes mischievous or capricious. They appear in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist texts, as well as ancient and medieval…

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Burmese
ယက္ခ (MLCTS: yakkha)
Chinese
夜叉 (Pinyin: yèchā)
Japanese
夜叉（やしゃ） (Rōmaji: yasha)
Khmer
យក្ស (UNGEGN: yoks)
Korean
야차 (RR: yacha)
Pali
Yakkha

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Yaksha

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Triples162
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Yaksha

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related to In Jainism · 23
Yaksha → Ambika, Arihants, Bahuputrika, CE, Chakreshvari, During, Initially, Jains, Jina, Jinas, Jwalamalini, Manibhadra, Padmavati, Purnabadra, Saarvanubhuti, Sarvahna, Shasandevatas, Tapa Gachchha, The, The Harivamsapurana
related to In Buddhism · 19
Yaksha → Bhaiṣajyaguru, Buddhist, Five-Weapons, In, In Buddhist, Jataka, Medicine Buddha, One, Pali Buddhist, Panchayudha, Prince Five-Weapons, Prince Panchayudha, Silesaloma, Silesaloma's, Sticky-Haired Demon, The, Twelve Heavenly Generals, Ultimately, Vaiśravaṇa
related to In Nepal · 18
Yaksha → AD, Architectural Support, Art In Nepal, ArtYaksha, Bhagiratha, BhaktapurYaksha, Bhimsen Hiti, ChyasalYakshas, However, KathmanduYakshas, Licchavi, Los Angeles County Museum, Malla, Maru, Metropolitan Museum, Saraswati Hiti, Squatting Dwarf, Their
related to Early yakshas · 17
Yaksha → BCE, Buddhist, Hindu, India, Jain, Maurya Empire, Parkham, Patna, Several, The, Their, These, They, Two, Vedic, Vidisha, Yakshas
related to In Sri Lanka · 13
Yaksha → Brahmi, Demons, In Sinhalese, Kaltota, Nailgala, Professor Raj Somadeva, Singular, Sri Lanka, Tamketiya, The, Yagasha, Yakshas, Yakshaya
related to In Thailand · 13
Yaksha → As, Ayutthaya, Buddhist, Ceramic, Phra Aphai Mani, RTGS, Sukhothai, Thai, Thailand, The Twelve Sisters, They, Yak, Yakshas
related to Gallery · 12
Yaksha → Ambika, BCE, Bharnakalan, Buddhist, CE, Found, Maharaja Chhatrasal MuseumCarving, Mathura MuseumVidisha Yaksha, Pitalkhora, Prince, Vidisha MuseumGomedh, Wales MuseumMudgarpani Yaksha
related to Shasan devatas in Jainism · 12
Yaksha → BrahmeshvaraIshvara, GarudaGandharvaKendra, GomukhaMahayakshaTrimukhaYaksheshvara, In Jainism, MatangaVijaya, ParshvayakshaMatanga, SarvahnaDharanendra, ShyamaAjitaBrahma, These, YaksetKumaraDandapaniPatalaKinnaraKimpurusha, YakshanayakaTumbaruKusumaVaranandi, YakshendraKuberaVarunaBhrikutiGomedha
related to Kubera · 11
Yaksha → Buddhist, He, Hindu, His, In Buddhism, In Hindu, Jain Religion, Kubera, Lakshmi, Lokapāla, Vaiśravaṇa
see also · 6
Yaksha → DharanendraDwarf, GnomeJambhalaJinnKuberaList, Greek, Prashna, ShedimSthunakarnaSuketuVaiśravaṇaVidyadharaVajrapaniYaksha, YakshasManibhadraNalakuvaraOgrePañcikaPygmy

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yakshas buddhist hindu resides yakṣa yakshini sanskrit pali jain kubera iast century great well deities found also lanka यक thai

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
YakshaBurmeseယက္ခ (MLCTS: yakkha)1.00infobox
YakshaChinese夜叉 (Pinyin: yèchā)1.00infobox
YakshaJapanese夜叉（やしゃ） (Rōmaji: yasha)1.00infobox
YakshaKhmerយក្ស (UNGEGN: yoks)1.00infobox
YakshaKorean야차 (RR: yacha)1.00infobox
YakshaPaliYakkha1.00infobox
YakshaSanskritयक्ष (IAST: yakṣa)1.00infobox
YakshaSinhalaයක්ෂ (yakṣa)1.00infobox
YakshaTagalogYakksa1.00infobox
YakshaTamilஇயக்கர் (yākka)1.00infobox
YakshaThaiยักษ์ (RTGS: yak)1.00infobox
YakshaTibetanགནོད་སྦྱིན་ (gnod sbyin)1.00infobox
YakshaVietnamesedạ xoa1.00infobox

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