やしや

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of やしや – see the following entry.
【夜叉やしゃ】
[noun] yaksha, a broad class of nature spirits or minor deities who appear in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain mythology. May be male or female, benevolent or malevolent.
[noun] (Buddhism) in Buddhism, yakshas are held to be followers of 毘沙門天 (Bishamonten, “Vaiśravaṇa, the chief of the Four Heavenly Kings”), and guardians of the north
[noun] (figurative) a demon
(This term, やしや (yasya), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
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