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    Rakshasa (redirect from Raksasa)
    Rākshasa (Sanskrit: राक्षस, IAST: rākṣasa, pronounced [raːkʂɐsɐ]; Pali: rakkhasa; lit. "preservers") are a race of usually malevolent beings prominently...
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    Komodo dragon (redirect from Biawak raksasa)
    Island, it is referred to as ora, buaya darat ('land crocodile'), or biawak raksasa ('giant monitor'). Genetic analysis of mitochondrial DNA shows the Komodo...
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    Buddhist texts there is also mention of fierce demon like deities called rākṣasa and rākṣasī, like the children-eating Hārītī. They are also present in...
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    Sunda ॐ Śūrapadmā ॐ Svarbhānu ॐ Sumālī - Rāvaṇa's grandfather and also a rākṣasa ॐ Tārakāsura ॐ Trinavarta ॐ Tripurāsura ॐ Triśiras ॐ Upasunda ॐ Ūṣā ॐ Vātāpi...
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  • by Tony Stark, and is later mutated by both the Lifestone and the demon Raksasa. His alter ego develops skin cancer, which is kept under control by devices...
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    Tāṭakā and Mārīca attack the seer Agastya, who curses Mārīca to become a rākṣasa and curses Tāṭakā to become an ugly man-eater. Driven mad by the curse...
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    haunts the wilderness and waylays and devours travellers, similar to the rakṣasas. Yakshas appear in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist texts. Several monumental yakshas...
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    Ratih Dewi Sri Ganesa Garuda Hainuwele Hanoman Hudoq Hyang Nyai Roro Kidul Raksasa Ratu Adil Sanghyang Adi Buddha Saraswati Satrio Piningit Setesuyara Siwa...
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    Retrieved 29 July 2024. Alexander, Hilda (26 February 2024). "Megahnya Garuda Raksasa yang Tegak Berdiri di Ibu Kota Nusantara". Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved...
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  • devoured by a Rākṣasa employed by Vishwamitra: violent anger seized me and I commenced a sacrifice for the destruction of the Rākṣasas: hundreds of them...
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    kind leader, come hither to us with his help and favour. Driving off Raksasas and Yatudhanas, [he] the god is present, praised in hymns at evening. –...
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  • Giant Sea Wall Jakarta (Indonesian: Tanggul Laut Raksasa Jakarta) is part of a massive coastal development project in Jakarta, Indonesia which commenced...
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    "Dānava". Hindupedia. Rodrigues, Hillary. 'Asuras, Daityas, Dānavas, Rākṣasas, Piśācas, Bhūtas, Pretas, and so Forth.' Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism...
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    setting. Asura Bull Demon King Daitya Danava (Hinduism) Keibu Keioiba Raksasa Brown, Nathan Robert (2 August 2011). The Mythology of Supernatural: The...
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    (wife/woman), जय Jaya (victory/victorious), पुर Pura (city/temple/place) राक्षस Raksasa (giant/monster), धर्म Dharma (rule/regulations), मन्त्र Mantra (words/poet/spiritual...
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    Rāvaṇa, he resolves to destroy Rāma by capturing Sītā with the aid of the rakṣasa Mārīca. Mārīca, assuming the form of a golden deer, captivates Sītā's attention...
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    CE), there are references to Brahmins who were born into the families of Raksasas. He posits that this is an indication that some Brahmins are immigrants...
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    explains, is a yakṣa woman who gave birth to the rākṣasa Mārīca, and was herself cursed to become a rakṣasa. Rāma kills her with a single shot from his bow...
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  • introduction and commentary) Another version Michael Coulson (2005), Rākṣasa's ring (translation), NYU Press, ISBN 978-0-8147-1661-8. Originally published...
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    "floating pavilion" of Klungkung palace ruins are notable for painted babirusa raksasa (grotesques) on the ceilings. Prehistoric paintings of babirusa found in...
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    said to have travelled to Lanka in order to convert its blood thirsty raksasa demons to the Dharma. His parting words of advice advocates for the worship...
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    Malaysian, it is known as padma. The species R. arnoldii is known as padma raksasa ("giant padma"). In Javanese it is called patma. In Malay, the 'normal'...
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    obtusus Bathynomus pelor Bathynomus propinquus (nomen dubium) Bathynomus raksasa Bathynomus richeri †Bathynomus sismondai †Bathynomus steatopigia †Bathynomus...
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    Ratih Dewi Sri Ganesa Garuda Hainuwele Hanoman Hudoq Hyang Nyai Roro Kidul Raksasa Ratu Adil Sanghyang Adi Buddha Saraswati Satrio Piningit Setesuyara Siwa...
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    Observation Wheel open Tuesday". Press of Atlantic City. "Kincir Angin Raksasa Setinggi 69 Meter Ini Akan Segera Beroperasi di Jakarta Garden City". TribunNews...
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    Ratih Dewi Sri Ganesa Garuda Hainuwele Hanoman Hudoq Hyang Nyai Roro Kidul Raksasa Ratu Adil Sanghyang Adi Buddha Saraswati Satrio Piningit Setesuyara Siwa...
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    Ratih Dewi Sri Ganesa Garuda Hainuwele Hanoman Hudoq Hyang Nyai Roro Kidul Raksasa Ratu Adil Sanghyang Adi Buddha Saraswati Satrio Piningit Setesuyara Siwa...
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    Eastern ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Muṇḍa (Vayu), Madra (Markandeya), Pṛsadhra (Vamana) Rākṣasa (Rakshasa) Southern ✓ Rāmaṭha Northern ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Māṭhara (Markandeya), Māṭharodha...
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    Taishakuten (Śakra/Indra), Fūten (Vāyu), Emmaten (Yama), Rasetsuten (Nirṛti/Rākṣasa), Ishanaten (Īśāna), Bishamonten (Vaiśravaṇa/Kubera), Katen (Agni), Bonten...
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    the etymology to the Sanskrit or Pali words for 'monster' or 'demon' (rākṣasa and rakkhasa) respectively, which is more likely. Some Rakhine inhabitants...
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