やしや

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of やしや – see the following entry.
夜叉やしゃ
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.
(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
(figurative) a demon
(This term, やしや (yasya), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)