Rakshasa
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rakshasa-172-9367561
title:
Rakshasa
text:
Rākshasa are a race of usually malevolent beings prominently featured in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Folk Islam. They reside on Earth but possess supernatural powers, which they usually use for evil acts such as disrupting Vedic sacrifices or eating humans. They are offered a distinction from yakshas, their cousins who are depicted to be forces of destruction. The term is also used to describe asuras, a class of power-seeking beings that oppose the benevolent devas. They are often depicted a
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Race in Hindu mythology
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakshasa
date created:
2002-10-06T23:17:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T21:49:20Z
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13
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