yakshini
Sign in to savethumb|The Bhutesvara Yakshis, [[Mathura, 2nd century CE.]]
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Hindu
- Deity.image
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- Deity.caption
- Didarganj Yakshi3rd century BCE – 2nd century CE Patna Museum, Patna
- Deity.affiliation
- Devi
- Deity.Devanagari
- यक्षिणी
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13 sectionsContents
- In Buddhism
- List of yakshini found in Buddhist literature
- In Hinduism
- 36 Yakshinis
- In Jainism
- Legendary yakshis of south India
- Chempakavally Ammal and Neelapilla Ammal
- Kalliyankattu Neeli
- Kanjirottu Yakshi
- Beyond the Indian subcontinent and Hinduism
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|The Bhutesvara Yakshis, [[Mathura, 2nd century CE.]]
Yakshinis or Yakshis (, , ; Prakrit: , ) 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 Kashmiris. Sikhism also mentions yakshas in its sacred texts.