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yakṣa

class of spiritual being in Indic religion and mythology
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Summary

yakṣa is a class of mythical entities[1]. yakṣa draws 5,288 Wikipedia views per month (class of mythical entities category, ranking #5 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: elemental[3], spirit of nature[4]
  • Commons category: Yaksha[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Yakshas[6]
  • Worshipped by: Buddhism[7], Hinduism[8]
  • Described by source: A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms[9], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11]
  • Different from: Jakša[12]
  • Female form of label: Yakshini[13]

Why It Matters

yakṣa has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] yakṣa is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). yakṣa. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/yaksha
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_yaksha_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{yakṣa}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/yaksha}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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