Class of nature spirits in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain religious mythologies
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Yakshini
Didarganj Yakshi 3rd century BCE – 2nd century CE[1][2] Patna Museum, Patna
Devanagari
यक्षिणी
Affiliation
Devi
The Bhutesvara Yakshis, Mathura, 2nd century CE.
Yakshinis or Yakshis (Sanskrit: यक्षिणी, IAST: Yakṣinī or Yakṣī, Pali: Yakkhiṇī or Yakkhī) are a class of female nature spirits in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain religious mythologies that are different from Devas and Asuras and Gandharvas or Apsaras. Yakshinis and their male counterparts, the Yakshas, are one of the many paranormal beings associated with the centuries-old sacred groves of India. Yakshis are also found in the traditional legends of Northeastern Indian tribes, ancient legends of Kerala, and in the folktales of Kashmiri Muslims. Sikhism also mentions yakshas in its sacred texts.[3]
The well behaved and benign ones are worshipped as tutelaries,[4] they are the attendees of Kubera, the treasurer of the gods, and also the Hindu god of wealth who ruled Himalayan kingdom of Alaka. There are also malign and mischievous yakshinis with poltergeist-like behaviours,[4] that can haunt and curse humans according to Indian folklore.[5]
The ashoka tree is closely associated with yakshinis. The young girl at the foot of the tree is an ancient motif indicating fertility on the Indian subcontinent.[6] One of the recurring elements in Indian art, often found as gatekeepers in ancient Buddhist and Hindu temples, is a yakshini with her foot on the trunk and her hands holding the branch of a stylized flowering ashoka or, less frequently, other tree with flowers or fruits.
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