འཕྲོག་མ། | Glossary of Terms

A child-eating yakṣiṇī who was tamed by the Buddha and became a protectress of children, women, the saṅgha, and all beings.

A rākṣasī with hundreds of children that the Buddha converted into a protector of children. There is a temple specifically for her in Kathmandu.

A female yakṣa, previously an eater of children but tamed and converted by the Buddha and seen as a protectress. Consort of Pāñcika.

A yakṣiṇī; after conversion to Buddhadharma she became the protectress of children.

One of the great yakṣiṇīs.

A rākṣasī with hundreds of children whom the Buddha converted into a protector of children.

A being in this sūtra.

A great rākṣasī.

A yakṣī or rākṣasī. Once an eater of children, she was converted by the Buddha to become a protector.

A yakṣiṇī with hundreds of children that the Buddha converted into a protector of children. In other texts she is considered a rākṣasī.

A yakṣiṇī who converted to Buddhism.

A child-eating demoness who was tamed by the Buddha and became a protectress of children, women, the saṅgha, and all beings.

A yakṣiṇī; a rākṣasī in the Mahā­māyūrī­vidyārājñī (Toh 559).