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The Sanskrit terms 笔颈艣腻肠补 and 笔颈艣腻肠腻 can be transliterated into English as Pisaca or Pishaca, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Pishacha.

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Dharmashastra (religious law)

: Google Books: Manusm峁泃i with the 惭补苍耻产丑腻峁�y补

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��) and the rest (测补办峁�a and r腻办峁�a蝉补) are lower classes of beings, ignorant of the law relating to what should and what should not be eaten; and it is they that eat meat (See the 惭补苍耻产丑腻峁�y补 verse 11.95)

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Dharmashastra (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏�嵿い啷嵿��, dharm补艣腻stra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: N腻峁瓂a-艣腻stra

1) 笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��) is a Sanskrit word referring to a group of deities. Acording to the N腻峁瓂补艣腻stra 1.88-93, when Brahm腻, Indra and all other gods went to inspect the playhouse (苍腻峁瓂补尘补峁囜笉补辫补) designed by Vi艣vakarm腻, he assigned different deities for the protection of the playhouse itself, as well as for the objects relating to dramatic performance (prayoga).

As such, Brahm腻 assigned the 笔颈艣腻肠补, the Yak峁�as, the Bh奴tas and the Guhyakas to the pillars of the Mattav腻ra峁嚹� (two side corridors of the stage used for peripheral acting or partial entry/exit). The protection of the playhouse was enacted because of the jealous Vighnas (malevolent spirits), who began to create terror for the actors.

2) 笔颈艣腻肠补s are to be worshipped during 谤补峁単补辫奴箩腻, according to the N腻峁瓂补艣腻stra 3.1-8. Accordingly, the master of the dramatic art who has been initiated for the purpose shall consecrate the playhouse after he has made obeisance (e.g., to 笔颈艣腻肠补s).

3) The masks of the 辫颈艣腻肠补蝉 should be represented with long hair (濒补尘产补办别艣补办补), according to N腻峁瓂补艣腻stra chapter 23. Providing masks is a component of nepathya (costumes and make-up) and is to be done in accordance with the science of 腻丑腻谤测腻产丑颈苍补测补 (extraneous representation).

: archive.org: Natya Shastra

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��).鈥擠escription of a women of 辫颈艣腻肠补 type;鈥擜 woman who has more or less than the usual number of fingers, is merciless during sexual acts, has the habits of roaming in gardens and fields, and of terrifying children, is treacherous, speaks with a double entendre, behaves abominably during sexual acts, has a hairy body and loud voice, and is fond of spiritous liquor and sexual indulgence, is said to have the nature of a 辫颈艣腻肠补.

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Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰�嵿く啶多ぞ啶膏�嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: Wisdom Library: Vi峁ａ箛u-pur腻峁嘺

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��) refers to a class of demons and represents a type of 膧dhibhautika pain, according to the Vi峁ａ箛u-pur腻峁嘺 6.5.1-6. Accordingly, 鈥渢he wise man having investigated the three kinds of worldly pain, or mental and bodily affliction and the like, and having acquired true wisdom, and detachment from human objects, obtains final dissolution.鈥�

膧dhibhautika and its subdivisions (e.g., 辫颈艣腻肠补蝉) represents one of the three types of worldly pain (the other two being 腻诲丑测腻迟尘颈办补 and 腻诲丑颈诲补颈惫颈办补) and correspond to three kinds of affliction described in the S腻峁僰hyak腻rik腻.

The Vi峁ａ箛upur腻峁嘺 is one of the eighteen Mah腻pur腻峁嘺s which, according to tradition was composed of over 23,000 metrical verses dating from at least the 1st-millennium BCE. There are six chapters (补峁兣沘蝉) containing typical puranic literature but the contents primarily revolve around Vi峁ａ箛u and his avatars.

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) 笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��).鈥�(Devil, Satan) Origin. A malevolent being which is the very manifestation of evil. Everybody, everywhere in the world, from the very birth of this universe believed in the presence of such a wicked soul. According to Hindu Pur腻峁嘺s, 笔颈艣腻肠补 is a creation of Brahm腻. In the beginning Brahm腻 created the eighteen praj腻patis headed by Dak峁�a, the Yak峁�as, the Gandharva and the 笔颈艣腻肠补s. (Chapter 1, 膧di Parva). This wicked being is called in English a 'Devil'. This word is derived from the Greek word 'diabolos'. People of the West and East equally believe that 笔颈艣腻肠补 (Satan) is an enemy of men and gods alike. (See full article at Story of 笔颈艣腻肠补 from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)

2) 笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��).鈥擜 Yak峁�a. (艢loka 16, Chapter 10, 艢腻nti Parva).

3) 笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��).鈥擜n inhabitant of the country of 笔颈艣腻肠补 in ancient Bh腻rata. These 笔颈艣腻肠补s fought against the Kauravas on the side of the P腻峁囜笉avas during the great battle. It was these 辫颈艣腻肠补蝉 that stood on the southern side of the Krau帽cavy奴ha of Yudhi峁ａ弓hira in the great battle. (艢loka 50, Chapter 50, Bh墨峁�ma Parva). A few of these 笔颈艣腻肠补s were with Bhagadatta in the army of Duryodhana. (Chapter 87, Bh墨峁�ma Parva). 艢r墨 K峁涐梗峁嘺 cursed the 辫颈艣腻肠补蝉. Chapter 11, Dro峁嘺 Parva).

: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��) refers to a group of inhabitants of ancient K补艣m墨ra (Kashmir valley) according to the N墨lamatapur腻峁嘺.鈥擵erses 203-6 refer to a group of the 笔颈艣腻肠补s who were friendly towards the Daityas and dwelt in an oasis, six yojanas long, in the middle of the Sea of Sand. Then we are introduced to a 笔颈艣腻肠补 chief Nikumbha who was appointed by Kubera to keep the above mentioned 笔颈艣腻肠补s under control and who along with his five ko峁璱 笔颈艣腻肠补 followers used to fight for six months with the 笔颈艣腻肠补s of that oasis. For the rest of the year he used to live on Him腻cala. As a result of K补艣yapa鈥檚 curse on the N腻gas, the 笔颈艣腻肠补s occupied the valley of K补艣m墨ra for six months of each year. After the passing of four ages, they were completely ousted from the valley which, thenceforth, was inhabited by the N腻gas and the men.

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��) refers to a group of deities (accompanying V墨rabhadra in battle), according to the 艢ivapur腻峁嘺 2.5.21 (鈥淒escription of the Special War鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Sanatkum腻ra narrated to Vy腻sa: 鈥淸...] On seeing him afflicted, the powerful V墨rabhadra accompanied by a crore [Bh奴tas] rushed in. The K奴峁�m腻峁囜笉as, Bhairavas, Vet腻las, Yogin墨s, 笔颈艣腻肠补s, 岣屇錵in墨s and Ga峁嘺s came there with him. The Earth, resonant with various kinds of noise, shouts of joy, leonine roars and the sounds of 岣宎marukas, quaked. Then the Bh奴tas ran here and there devouring the D腻navas. They jumped up and danced in the battle field and threw the Asura on the ground. [...]鈥�.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1) 笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��).鈥擜 son of J腻mbav腻n.^*

• * Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 III. 7. 303.

2) 笔颈艣腻肠腻 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距�氞ぞ).鈥擜 kind of semi-divine beings governed by 艢iva;¹ three steps inferior to the R腻办峁�a蝉补s;² born of Ka辫颈艣补; descendents of Krodhav补艣腻; sixteen kinds of, two distinguished among them; their forms and features, harassing children; seeing their awkward forms the creator blessed them with the powers of assuming any form and hiding themselves, moving about at both the sandhya times, frequenting deserted houses and waters, men devoid of 腻c腻ra and sa峁僺k腻ra, royal roads, termini of roads, doors and doorways, trees on roads; deities for those professionalists who earn their livelihood by unrighteous means; bali offerings at the termini of the parvas to them with liquor, flesh, sesamum, incense, black cloth, etc.;³ ruin the 艣r腻ddha,⁴ vanquished by R腻va峁嘺;⁵ people in Kali look like them;⁶ create trouble to disputants in religion.⁷

• 1) Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 II. 32. 1-2; 35, 191; Matsya-pur腻峁嘺 8. 5; V腻yu-pur腻峁嘺 9. 55; 30. 90; 31. 12.
• 2) Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 III. 3. 97; 7. 168.
• 3) Ib. III. 7. 376-411: 8. 71; Bh腻gavata-pur腻峁嘺 I. 15. 43; II. 6. 43; 10. 38; VI. 8. 25; X. 6. 27; 45. 23; 63. 11; 85. 41.
• 4) Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 III. 11. 81.
• 5) Ib. III. 7. 256.
• 6) Bh腻gavata-pur腻峁嘺 XII. 3. 40.
• 7) V腻yu-pur腻峁嘺 66. 118.

: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��) is a name mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. VI.46.49, VI.83.8, VI.83.8, VIII.30.44, VIII.30.78, IX.36.21, XIV.8.5, XIV.8) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning 笔颈艣腻肠补) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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The Purana (啶�啷佮ぐ啶距��, pur腻峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��) refers to 鈥渇iend鈥�. (cf. Glossary page from 艢谤墨尘补诲-叠丑补驳补惫补诲-骋墨迟腻).

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Vaishnava (啶掂�堗し啷嵿ぃ啶�, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��) refers to a 鈥済roup of supernatural beings鈥� that cause illness, according to the Netratantra of K峁�emar腻ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P腻rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擳he Netratantra鈥檚 Second Chapter begins with the goddess P腻rvat墨鈥檚 request that 艢iva reveal to her the remedy for the ailments that afflict divine and worldly beings. [...]. 艢iva adds to the list of maladies a group of supernatural beings that cause illness: [e.g., 笔颈艣腻肠补s], [...]. That 艢iva discusses supernatural beings that cause such disease demonstrates how invisible forces affect the world in observable ways. In order to counter these forces, 艢iva reveals another invisible but observable element, mantra.

笔颈艣腻肠补 is mentioned in a list of afflictions (which does not arise in the place and time of the Mantravid), according to verse 19.129-133.

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Shaiva (啶多�堗��, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita鈥擳ext on Visha Chikitsa

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��) or 笔颈艣腻肠补ma峁囜笉al墨 refers to one of the sixteen varieties of Ma峁囜笉al墨 snakes, according to the K腻艣yapa Sa峁僪it腻: an ancient Sanskrit text from the P腻帽car腻tra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Vi峁�acikits腻鈥攁n important topic from 膧yurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Vi峁�avidy腻 or Sarpavidy腻).鈥擪腻艣yapa sources his antidotes from a multitude plants, a few minerals, salts and animal products available in nature. All these plants fall under various groups called ga峁嘺s, as pronounced by the Ayurvedic Niga峁囜弓us.

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��) or 笔颈艣腻肠补sattva refers to the 鈥湵示迸浤宄Σ�-like character鈥� (of certain elephants), according to the 15th century 惭腻迟补峁単补濒墨濒腻 composed by N墨laka峁囜弓ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient  India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.鈥擺Cf. chapter 8, 鈥渙n marks of character鈥漖: 鈥�7. Who loves waste places (solitude), has a smell like a corpse or like a red goat, who strays away and wanders at night, and roars deeply, who is violently enraged on the days of the moon鈥檚 change, and is stupid, this elephant the teachers consider of goblin character (辫颈艣腻肠补-sattva)鈥�.

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膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Pancaratra (worship of N腻r腻ya峁嘺)

: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��) refers to a group of Aupac腻rika (subsidiary) Mantras (needed in the worship of Vi峁ａ箛u), as discussed in chapter 33 (Cary腻p腻da) of the 笔补诲尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: the most widely followed of Sa峁僪it腻 covering the entire range of concerns of P腻帽car腻tra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter鈥�箩帽腻苍补, yoga, 办谤颈测腻 and 肠补谤测腻) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.鈥擠escription of the chapter [补耻辫补肠腻谤颈办补-尘补苍迟谤补-办补濒辫补]: All the main mantras having been given in the preceding chapters, the present and concluding chapter turns to a treatment of other, subsidiary mantras needed in the worship of Vi峁ａ箛u. [...] The following ones are the mantras which could be easily mastered: [e.g., 辫颈艣腻肠补-mantras (172b-189), [...]

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Pancaratra (啶�啶距�炧�嵿�氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p腻帽car腻tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

General definition (in Hinduism)

: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��) is the name of a class of demon mentioned in the Atharvaveda and later. In the 罢补颈迟迟颈谤墨测补-蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 they are associated with Rak峁�ases and Asuras, while opposed to gods, men, and fathers. In the Atharvaveda they are described as kravy腻d, 鈥榚aters of raw flesh鈥�, which may be the etymological sense of the word 笔颈艣腻肠补 itself. A science called 笔颈艣腻肠补-veda or 笔颈艣腻肠补-vidy腻 is known in the later Vedic period.

: Apam Napat: Indian Mythology

The Pishachas are flesh eating monsters, who are the sons of the great sage Kashyapa and Krodhavasa. They are sometimes said to be a part of Ganas, the army of Lord Shiva.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

1) 笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��) refers to a group of beings mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy腻 Tantras devoted to Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Ma帽ju艣r墨 and were taught to and by Buddha 艢腻kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including the 笔颈艣腻肠补s).

2) 笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��) is also the name of a R腻艣i (zodiac sign) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa.

: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Ma峁囜笉ala

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��) refers to one of the eight trees (惫峁沰峁�a) of the 碍腻测补肠补办谤补, according to the 10th century 岣屇錵腻谤峁嘺惫补 chapter 15. Accordingly, the 办腻测补肠补办谤补 refers to one of the four divisions of the 苍颈谤尘腻峁嘺-辫耻峁璦 (鈥榚manation layer鈥�), situated in the 贬别谤耻办补尘补峁囜笉补濒补. 笔颈艣腻肠补 is associated with the charnel ground (艣尘补艣腻苍补) named Udbandhaka and with the hell-guardian (苍补谤补办补辫腻濒补) named 笔颈艣腻肠补k墨.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.

In Jainism

Jain philosophy

: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra Suri

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��) refers to an 鈥渆vil spirit鈥�, as occurring in the 础苍别办腻苍迟补箩补测补辫补迟腻办腻-辫谤补办补谤补峁嘺, a 艢vet腻mbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra S奴ri.鈥擺Cf. Vol. II, P. 168, l. 5]鈥擱egarding 鈥�辫颈艣腻肠补bhay腻t pit峁泇anasam腻艣raya峁嘺m鈥濃�斺�楶it峁泇ana鈥� means 鈥榗emetery鈥� and 鈥�辫颈艣腻肠补鈥� a goblin, an evil spirit. Therefore this expression means resorting to a cemetary through fear of a goblin. It thus means going from bad to worse i.e. from a frying pan into fire. The corresponding Gujurati proverb is 鈥�ol腻m腻th墨 c奴l腻m腻鈥�. This has a parallel in 鈥�v峁浥沜ikabhiy腻 pal腻yam腻na 腻艣墨vi峁�amukhe nipatita鈥� i.e. running away through fear of a scorpion, he falls into the mouth of a poisonous snake occurring in Ny腻yav腻rtikat腻tparya峁�墨k腻 (p 53). Cf. 鈥淎voiding Scylla, he falls into Charybdis鈥�.

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General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��).鈥擳he 辫颈艣腻肠补蝉 are a group of deities categorised as belonging to the vyantara class of Gods (devas). The vyantaras represent a class of Gods (devas) comprising eight groups of deities that wander about the three worlds (adhaloka, madhyaloka and 奴谤诲丑惫补濒辞办补).

: Google Books: Jaina Iconography

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��).鈥擜 class of vyantara gods;鈥擳he 笔颈艣腻肠补s are sub-divided into 14 classes by the Tiloyapa峁囜箛atti:

1. 碍奴峁�m腻峁囜笉补,
2. 驰补办峁�a,
3. R腻办峁�a蝉补,
4. Sammoha,
5. 罢腻谤补办补,
6. 础艣耻肠颈苍腻尘补办补,
7. 碍腻濒补,
8. 惭补丑腻办腻濒补,
9. 艢耻肠颈,
10. 厂补迟腻濒补办补,
11. Deha,
12. 惭补丑腻诲别丑补,
13. 罢耻峁ａ箛颈办补,
14. Pravacana.

All the 笔颈艣腻肠补 gods are black and the two Indras of 笔颈艣腻肠补s are K腻la and Mah腻k腻la. According to the 艢vet腻mbaras, the 辫颈艣腻肠补蝉 are blackish, but beautifull in appearance and adorned with ornaments of various jewels. Kadamba tree is the symbol on the Dhvajas of the 笔颈艣腻肠补s, according to the 艢vet腻mbaras, who divide the 笔颈艣腻肠补s into sixteen classes:

1. 碍奴峁�m腻峁囜笉补,
2. 笔腻濒补办补,
3. 厂耻箩辞峁�a,
4. 膧丑苍颈办补,
5. 碍腻濒补,
6. 惭补丑腻办腻濒补,
7. 颁辞办峁�a,
8. 础肠辞办峁�a,
9. T腻la辫颈艣腻肠补,
10. Mukhara辫颈艣腻肠补,
11. 础诲丑补蝉迟腻谤补办补,
12. Deha,
13. Videha,
14. 惭补丑腻诲别丑补,
15. 罢耻峁ａ箛颈办补,
16. Vana辫颈艣腻肠补.

: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 4: The celestial beings (deva)

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��) refers to the 鈥済oblin鈥� class of 鈥減eripatetic celestial beings鈥� (vyantara), itself a category of devas (celestial beings), according to the 2nd-century Tattv腻rthas奴tra 4.10. Who are the lords amongst the goblin (辫颈艣腻肠补) peripatetic (forest) class of celestial beings? K腻la and Mah腻k腻la are the two lords in the goblin class of peripatetic celestial beings.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

India history and geography

: Academia: Ritual Period: A Comparative Study of Three Newar Buddhist Menarche Manuals

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��) refers to 鈥渉ungry ghosts鈥�, according to the 鈥�V腻dh腻 bya峁� ke vidhi鈥�: the name of two manuscripts written by (1) Kathmandu-based priest, Badriratna Bajracharya and (2) Buddharatna Bajracharya from Lalitpur.鈥擝adriratna鈥檚 text pays the most attention to the invocations of celestial bodies and other cosmologically grouped agents. The list consists of [e.g., hungry ghosts (辫颈艣腻肠补蝉)]. In this list, we particularly find the dark forces that are especially adept at causing problems for women, children and, more specifically, girl children, addressed and harnessed.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Pisaca in India is the name of a plant defined with Ailanthus triphysa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ailanthus malabarica DC. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· A Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1931)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1825)
· Schl眉ssel Hortus indicus malabaricus (1818)

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

pis腻ca : (m.) goblin or sprite.

: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Pis腻ca, (cp. Sk. 辫颈艣腻肠补 & Vedic 辫颈艣腻ci; to same root as pisuna=Vedic 辫颈艣耻苍补, & Lat. piget, Ohg. f膿hida enmity=Ags. faehp (鈥渇eud鈥�), connected with root of Goth. fijan to hate; thus pis腻ca=fiend) 1. a demon, goblin, sprite D. I, 54 (T. pes腻c腻, v. l. pis腻c腻, expld at DA. I, 164 as 鈥減is腻c腻 mahanta-mahant腻 satt腻 ti vadati鈥�), 93; S. I, 209; A. III, 69; Ud. 5; J. I, 235; IV, 495 (yakkha p. peta); Miln. 23; VvA. 335; PvA. 198; Sdhp. 313.鈥攆. pis腻肠墨 J. V, 442.鈥�2. (like pis腻ca-loha referring to the Pai艣腻ca district, hailing from that tribe, cp. the term malla in same meaning and origin) a sort of acrobat, as pl. pis腻c腻 鈥渢umblers鈥� Miln. 191.鈥攏agara town of goblins (cp. yakkha-nagara) Vism. 531.鈥攍oha (connected with the tribe of the Pai艣腻ca鈥檚: Mhbh VII. 4819; cp. Pai艣腻肠墨 as one of the Pr腻krit dialects: Pischel, Prk. Gr. 搂 3) a kind of copper VbhA. 63 (eight varieties). (Page 461)

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Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav腻da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

辫颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��).鈥攎 (S) A devil or fiend, one of a class of malevolent beings. 2 The spirit of a deceased person which, having at death some unaccomplished wish, haunts the scenes of its mortal existence and afflicts people; a ghost, a goblin, a sprite.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

辫颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��).鈥�m A devil or fiend. The spirit of a deceased person. A ghost.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��).鈥擺辫颈艣颈迟补m腻c腻mati, 腻 + cam b腻掳 岣峚 p峁涐梗o掳] A fiend, goblin, devil, spirit, malevolent being; 啶ㄠえ啷嵿さ啶距ざ啷嵿さ啶距じ啶苦い啶� 啶�啶苦ざ啶距�氞�嬥そ啶�啶� 啶�啷嬥�溹え啷囙え (nanv腻艣v腻sita岣� 辫颈艣腻co'pi bhojanena) V.2; Manusm峁泃i 1.37;12.44.

Derivable forms: 辫颈艣腻肠补岣� (啶�啶苦ざ啶距�氞��).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��).鈥攎.

(-肠补岣�) A goblin, a fiend, a malevolent being something between an infernal imp and a ghost, but always described as fierce and malignant. f. (-肠墨) A female imp, a she-demon. E. 辫颈艣补 for 辫颈艣颈迟补 flesh, and 补艣 to eat, aff. 补峁�, deriv. irr.; According to Vachaspatya:鈥�辫颈艣颈迟补m腻c腻mati 腻 + cama-b腻-岣峚0 p峁涐梗o0 . also with kan added, 辫颈艣腻肠补ka, 辫颈艣腻cik腻.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��).鈥� (cf. 辫颈艣耻苍补), perhaps 辫颈艣补-a帽c + a, 1. m. A fiend, a malevolent being, [M腻navadharm补艣腻stra] 1, 37. 2. f. 肠墨, A female demon.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��).鈥擺masculine] a cert. class of demons or devils.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) 笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��):鈥擺from 辫颈艣] m. (ifc. f(腻). ) Name of a class of demons (possibly so called either from their fondness for flesh [辫颈艣补 for 辫颈艣颈迟补] or from their yellowish appearance; they were perhaps originally a personification of the ignis fatuus; they are mentioned in the Veda along with Asuras and R腻办峁�a蝉补s See also, [Manu-sm峁泃i xii, 44]; in later times they are the children of Krodh腻 cf. [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 276])

2) [v.s. ...] a fiend, ogre, demon, imp, malevolent or devilish being, [Atharva-veda] etc. etc. (ifc. 鈥榓 devil of a -鈥� [K腻dambar墨])

3) [v.s. ...] Name of a Rak峁�as, [R腻m腻ya峁嘺]

4) 笔颈艣腻肠腻 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距�氞ぞ):鈥擺from 辫颈艣腻肠补 > 辫颈艣] f. Name of a daughter of Dak峁�a and mother of the 笔颈艣腻肠补s, [Vi峁ａ箛u-pur腻峁嘺]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��):鈥�(肠补岣�) 1. m. A spirit, a fiend.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pisalla.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏�傕じ啷嵿�曕�冟い啶�啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��) [Also spelled pishach]:鈥�(nm) a devil, hellhound, demon, evil spirit; ~[cav腻da] demonism; ~[cavidy腻] necromancy; hence ~[cik腻] (nf); ~[肠墨] (nf).

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

笔颈艣腻肠补 (嗖�嗖苦捕嗖距��):鈥�

1) [noun] a bodiless supernatural being, believed to possess or haunt a person, house, etc.; a ghost.

2) [noun] a class of attendants of 艢iva, who are believed to live in burial or crematory grounds.

3) [noun] a class of gods.

4) [noun] name of a particular human race.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

笔颈艣腻肠补 (啶�啶苦ざ啶距��):鈥攁dj. mean; devilish; low; depraved; devilish; n. 1. a race of spirits that haunt cemeteries and torment people; souls of the dead that cannot get eternal rest because their descendants have not performed the funerary rites; ghost; spirit; demon; goblin; 2. a wicked person;

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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)

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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)

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Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)

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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)

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