ལྟོ་འཕྱེ་ཆེན་པོ། | Glossary of Terms

A class of subterranean geomantic spirits whose movement through the seasons and months of the year is deemed significant for construction projects.

A type of nonhuman being with the form of an enormous serpent.

Literally, “great snake.” A serpent deity that inhabits specific localities.

A class of serpentine non-human beings.

Literally “large serpent.” A class of subterranean nonhuman beings that take the form of a large serpent.

A class of non-human beings shaped like enormous serpents.

Literally “large serpent.” A nonhuman being that takes the form of a large serpent, sometimes with a human torso and head. They make up a class of subterranean geomantic spirits whose movement through the seasons and months of the year is deemed significant for construction projects.

Human but nonhuman demons shaped like enormous serpents.

A class of serpentine non-human beings.

Demons shaped like enormous serpents.

Demons shaped like enormous serpents.

Type of being in Buddhist cosmogony.

A serpent deity that inhabits specific localities.

A class of semi-divine being that takes the form of a large serpent.

A serpent deity that inhabits specific localities.

A type of nonhuman being with the form of an enormous serpent.

A serpent deity that inhabits specific localities.

Literally “large serpent.” A subterranean semi-divine being that takes the form of a large serpent, sometimes with a human torso and head.

A class of serpentine nonhuman beings.

A class of nonhuman beings with bodies resembling snakes.

Literally “large serpent.” A subterranean semidivine being that takes the form of a large serpent, sometimes with a human torso and head.

A class of nonhuman, snake-like beings.

Literally “large serpent.” A subterranean semidivine being that take the form of a large serpent, sometimes with a human torso and head.

A class of nonhuman being with the form of a large serpent.

Literally “large serpent.” A subterranean semidivine being that takes the form of a large serpent, sometimes with a human torso and head.

Literally “large serpent.” A subterranean semi-divine being that takes the form of a large serpent, sometimes with a human torso and head.

A class of serpentine nonhuman beings.

Literally “large serpent.” A subterranean semidivine being that takes the form of a large serpent, sometimes with a human torso and head.

A class of serpentine non-human beings.

Literally “large serpent.” A subterranean semi-divine being that takes the form of a large serpent, sometimes with a human torso and head.

Demons shaped like enormous serpents.

A mythical serpent race.

A class of serpentine nonhuman beings.

Literally “large serpent.” A subterranean semidivine being that takes the form of a large serpent, sometimes with a human torso and head.

Literally, “great serpents.” A class of subterranean geomantic spirits whose movement through the seasons and months of the year is deemed significant for construction projects.

The name of a particularly powerful preta. A malign local spirit.

Literally “large serpent.” A subterranean semi-divine being that takes the form of a large serpent, sometimes with a human torso and head.

A type of spirit in the form of a great serpent.

A class of nonhuman being with the form of an enormous serpent.

A type of nonhuman being with the form of an enormous serpent.

Literally “large serpent.” A semidivine being that takes the form of a large serpent, sometimes with a human torso and head. They are a class of subterranean geomantic spirits whose movement through the seasons and months of the year is deemed significant for construction projects.

A class of nonhuman snake-like beings.

Literally “large serpent.” A subterranean semidivine being that takes the form of a large serpent, sometimes with a human torso and head. 

A class of serpentine nonhuman beings.

Demons shaped like enormous serpents.

A class of nonhuman beings shaped like enormous serpents.

Literally “large serpent.” A subterranean semi-divine being that takes the form of a large serpent, sometimes with a human torso and head.

Literally, “great serpent.” A class of subterranean geomantic spirits whose movement through the seasons and months of the year is deemed significant for construction projects.

A class of semidivine beings that have the form of a large serpent.

Malicious beings shaped like enormous serpents.

Literally “great serpents,” mahoragas are supernatural beings depicted as large, subterranean beings with human torsos and heads and the lower bodies of serpents. Their movements are said to cause earthquakes.

A class of serpent-like beings.

Literally “large serpent.” A semidivine being that takes the form of a large serpent, sometimes with a human torso and head. They are a class of subterranean geomantic spirits whose movement through the seasons and months of the year is deemed significant for construction projects.

A class of nonhuman beings.

Literally “large serpent.” A subterranean semi-divine being that takes the form of a large serpent, sometimes with a human torso and head.

A class of serpentine spirit beings.

Literally “great serpents,” mahoragas are supernatural beings depicted as large, subterranean beings with human torsos and heads and the lower bodies of serpents. Their movements are said to cause earthquakes.

A class of terrestrial beings.

A class of snake-like beings.

A type of nonhuman being with the form of an enormous serpent.

Literally “large serpent.” A subterranean, semidivine being that takes the form of a large serpent, sometimes with a human torso and head.

A class of nonhuman, snake-like beings.