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  Sanskrit: yaksa
yakṣa-rakṣāṃsi — the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas; SB 3.20.19
yakṣa-rakṣāṃsi — the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas; SB 7.1.8
yakṣa-rakṣāṃsi — the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas; SB 11.31.2-3
srimadbhagavatam.com /y/yaksa   (198 words)

  
 Yaksa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
Yaksa's original Chinese name is 'Ye Cha' and their Chinese Characters are '[to be included]'.
Yaksa stands for powerful new metal, a loaded weapon ready to release its deadly blast, a metal machine rumbling from the grounds of the beats to the highs of their riffs.
The band Yaksa (Ye Cha) is formed in 1995 in Sichuan and the 4 band members move to Beijing in 1997 to study at the Midi Music School.
www.rockinchina.com /Yaksa.html   (187 words)

  
  Yaksa
The Yaksa sculpture mostly standing in front of the Buddhist Temple with the influence of “Ramayana” which was a famous epic.
The first group is the Yaksa stand straight and holds a cudgel in the front, for example, the sculptures at the Grand Palace which are the master of Yaksa from “Ramayana”.
Yaksa in the duty of guardian had a similar status to the angle because it must have been the guardian before in previous life.
www.geocities.com /thaimythicalbeings/demon.htm   (686 words)

  
 Coomaraswamy - Yaksa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
The Yaksa is a spirit of life-essence and the lotus is sometimes shown sprouting from its mouth or navel.
Yaksas and Yaksis are later male-female versions of the gandharva-apsarases duality, and may relate to the ashvata twins.
The asvatta is also the tree under which the Buddha achieved enlightenment; as it is also the station of the horse, we may have an astrological feature much like the Mayan crocodile head that represents the nuclear bulge of the galactic center.
alignment2012.com /coom-yaksa.html   (1203 words)

  
 WELCOME: WWW.JAINSAMAJ.ORG   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
Just as some Yaksa paid homage to Lord mahavira and protectd him from some sufferings, Yaksa Sulpani troubled Lord Mahavira in his mediation and inflicted much suffering and similar stories are available where yaksa troubled others too.
The famous Yaksa Angulimala was living on the tree in the forest and when reformed for a better he had a place at the city gate.
Some Yaksa were and are known for bestowing fertility and wealth upon their devotes.
jainsamaj.org /literature/jainism4-421.htm   (1493 words)

  
 Jain World
These deities (Yaksas and Yaksinis) are full of passions and are wandering through the cycles of births and death just like us.
Therefore, they were always found around Jinas and that has reflected their presence in the Jain temples and also around the idols of the Jinas.
Somadeva might have felt that these sasana-devatas may replace rather than being complementary to the Jinas as the object of the worship cautioned; anyone who worship them equal to Jina is headed in the wrong direction.
www.jainworld.com /education/senior21.asp   (1607 words)

  
 Yaksa - ChaileWiki
Yaksa became more and more involved in the underground scene of Beijing until at the end of 1999, it stood out as the representative hardcore band of Beijing.
Later in May, one of Yaksa's songs was recorded and included in the Japanese compilation CD Beijing Scream.
In June, one of Yaksa's songs was included in Tong Su Ge Qu's issue 295.
wiki.chaile.org /index.php/Yaksa   (873 words)

  
 The Hare Krsnas - Classes of Demons - The Yaksas and Raksasas
The ones who said that he should be eaten were called Yaksas, and the ones who said that he should not be protected became Raksasas, man-eaters.
The two, Yaksas and Raksasas, are the original creation by Brahma and are represented even until today in the uncivilized men who are scattered all over the universe.
The leaders of such degraded men known as Yaksas, Raksasas, bhutas and pisacas, are all in the mode of ignorance.
www.harekrsna.com /philosophy/associates/demons/classes/yaksas.htm   (524 words)

  
 FAO PLANT PRODUCTION AND PROTECTION PAPER - 162
The Soi Yaksa complex was almost exclusively used by yaks and included nearly all of their seasonal grazing lands.
From a pastoral resource viewpoint, the Soi Yaksa complex could be divided into three overlapping categories, according to the season of use and botanical characteristics: winter, autumn/spring and summer.
Monthly trends in livestock numbers and stocking loads within the Soi Yaksa grazing complex are presented in Table 20, and the altitudinal and aspect distribution of the seasonal grazing lands is illustrated in Figure 52.
www.fao.org /DOCREP/003/X9137E/x9137e12.htm   (4763 words)

  
 Transhumant grazing systems in temperate Asia
Soe Yaksa is mostly in Chentok geog of Paro dzonkhag, and comprises 9 villages with 18 households; villages are about half an hour apart on foot.
Gibson (1991) reported that since blue sheep and marmots occupy the high places for all or most of the year, and yak for only three to four months, it is reasonable to assume that where the numbers of blue sheep and marmots are high they cause more environmental damage by overgrazing than do domestic stock.
A few herders at Soe Yaksa have hay plots, usually established on old winter yak pens; most such plots are now old and past their prime.
www.fao.org /docrep/006/y4856e/y4856e0k.htm   (4164 words)

  
 Samyuktavastu
Thereafter, on one occasion, the yaksa of all the regions having gathered together, these two yaksa had opportunity to express their mutual congeniality and became friends.
The yaksa Sata gathered the most beautiful flowers and fruit of Magadha and sent them to Pancala, and he in turn sent to Sata flowers and fruit produced in the north.
Then the wife of the yaksa Sata was newly pregnant, and all the mountains uttered cries resembling the trumpeting of elephants.
darkwing.uoregon.edu /~jrowan/hariti/samyuk.html   (3613 words)

  
 Chomolhari Yaksa Trek - Trekking in Bhutan - Keys to Bhutan
Chomolhari Yaksa Trek - Trekking in Bhutan - Keys to Bhutan
And instead of back tracing the trail, you trek east, into the beautiful region of Yaksa, meaning the Land of Yaks.
This trek is well suited for people who would like to sample trekking in the Bhutanese Himalayas but do not have the luxury of time to go on the longer Laya Lingshi trek.
www.keystobhutan.com /chomolhari/index.php   (196 words)

  
 ESP RA DE
In the year 2018, three young psychics have been targeted by Yaksa, a psychic organization that “teaches” latent psychics how to use their powers.
Her mission in Tokyo is to assassinate the spokesman of Yaksa who is speaking in the Tokyo Mall today.
She has judged the Yaksa to be destroyed so that the world may obtain the peace Irori is desirous of.
www.digitalmonkeybox.com /esp_ra_de.htm   (812 words)

  
 Tantra Official Game Guide
The Yaksa tribe are adept hunters who resides in the northern region of the Mandara highlands.
Free-spirited and carefree, they occasionally enjoy a good fight but are gentle and noble creatures.
The Yaksa is a sheep in wolf’s clothing.
www.tantra.ph /gameguide2/char/yak.htm   (106 words)

  
 Upcoming.org: Yaksa at TangHui Bar (Friday, August 18, 2006)
Upcoming.org: Yaksa at TangHui Bar (Friday, August 18, 2006)
Yaksa are a hardcore group with all members from Sichuan, but who formed in Beijing.
Yaksa plays powerful new metal, with an aggressive attitude and riffs.
upcoming.org /event/99627   (134 words)

  
 Yaksas
The paintings of central Asia (from Khara-khoto especially) represent them as Indian Yaksas, with fierce expressions, adorned like Devas or Asuras: they are then considered as the guardians of space (Dikpalas).
These warrior generals, each having seven thousand yaksas in his troop all took refuge in the Three Jewels, aspiring to aid all sentient beings.
Further, the Twelve Yaksa Generals grouped below the Buddha and Bodhisattvas in the Assembly, thought perhaps related to the twelve vows of Bhaisajya-guru, may also especially be related to the twelve astrological houses, and the twelve time-periods (two hours each) of the day, as was believed by the Chinese and Japanese.
www.healing-touch.co.uk /yakushi9.htm   (1126 words)

  
 The Good Life - Newsweek: International Editions - MSNBC.com
Yaksa, which opened earlier this summer, is a rare gem amid the touristy pasta and seafood joints in this enchanting port: it combines fabulous fare with an enchanting atmosphere.
And be sure to break bread here: the warm homemade pain dipped in local olive oil is irresistible.
Desserttodiefor: Warm chocolate torte is done the world over—but Yaksa's got it right.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/14641483/site/newsweek/?page=2   (302 words)

  
 LAURENT KERMEL - Video Game Den : Pc Engine Hucard : JIMMU DENSHO YAKSA )
A small character will help you during the game and give you new weapons or increases your energy.
Yaksa has good graphics and sound but it technicaly fails to impress, animation is jerky and not as good as Space Harrier, first game which obviously come to mind when we play this game for the first time.
But this is not all, the game is really boring, being able to stop and walk backward is nice but...
www.vgden.com /hucard/reviews/yak.htm   (142 words)

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