Back Rakshasa Afrikaans راكشاسا Arabic ৰাক্ষস Assamese Ракшаса Bulgarian রাক্ষস Bengali/Bangla སྲིན་པོ་ Tibetan Rakshasa Catalan Rákšasa Czech Rakshasa German Rakŝaso Esperanto
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 Rakshasa as depicted in Yakshagana, an art form of Uttara Kannada. Artist: Krishna Hasyagar, Karki | |
| Grouping | Demigod |
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| Similar entities | Asura |
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| Country | India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia |
Rākshasa (Sanskrit: राक्षस, IAST: rākṣasa, pronounced [raːkʂɐsɐ] ; Pali: rakkhasa; lit. 'preservers'[1]) are a race of usually malevolent beings prominently featured in Hindu mythology. They reside on Earth but possess supernatural powers, which they usually use for evil acts such as disrupting Vedic sacrifices or eating humans.[2][3]
They are offered a distinction from yakshas, their cousins who are depicted to be forces of destruction. The term is also used to describe asuras, a class of power-seeking beings that oppose the benevolent devas. They are often depicted as antagonists in Hindu scriptures, as well as in Buddhism and Jainism. The female form of rakshasa is rakshasi.[4]
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