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[n]
Source lang:
san "rākṣasa"
▶ rakshasa ▶ [expl] man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism |
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| 3. | A 2015-07-25 11:28:36 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| 2. | A* 2015-07-25 05:26:37 Johan Råde <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakshasa http://sanskritdictionary.com/rākṣasa/190822/1 |
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| Comments: | You sometimes see them as statues, guardian deities, in Buddhist temples. (I suppose they changed their diet when they became Buddhists.) --- There seems to be a pattern here: kṣa <-> 刹 (せつ) |
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| Diff: | @@ -12,2 +12,3 @@ -<lsource xml:lang="san">raksasa</lsource> -<gloss>rakshasa (type of evil spirit)</gloss> +<lsource xml:lang="san">rākṣasa</lsource> +<gloss>rakshasa</gloss> +<gloss g_type="expl">man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism</gloss> |
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| 1. | A 2003-12-03 00:00:00 | |
| Comments: | Entry created |
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