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List of Rakshasas

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Below is a non-exhaustive list of Rakshasas, a race of anthropomorphic spirits in Indian mythology. While many are malevolent, some are benevolent protectors of Dharma.

Rakshasas are male while Rakshasis are female.

Religious traditions that feature these entries are sorted using the following key:

List in alphabetical order

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  • Cāpa - Dwells in the sun during the month of Kārttika (Viṣṇu Purāṇa). Replaces Varcā from the Bhāgavata Purāṇa
  • Chantotkania

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  • Hari - One of the seventeen rakshasis invoked at the start of the Mahāmāyūrī Vidyārājñī Sūtra
  • Harikeśi - One of the seventeen rakshasis invoked at the start of the Mahāmāyūrī Vidyārājñī Sūtra
  • Haripiṅgale - One of the seventeen rakshasis invoked at the start of the Mahāmāyūrī Vidyārājñī Sūtra
  • Harīti - One of the seventeen rakshasis invoked at the start of the Mahāmāyūrī Vidyārājñī Sūtra
  • Heti - Dwells in the sun during the month of Madhu (Bhāgavata Purāṇa) or Chaitra (Viṣṇu Purāṇa) ॐ
  • Hidimba
  • Hiḍimbī

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  • Yajñāpeta - Dwells in the sun during the month of Phālguna (Viṣṇu Purāṇa). Replaces Makhāpeta from the Bhāgavata Purāṇa
  • Yamadūti - One of the seventeen rakshasis invoked at the start of the Mahāmāyūrī Vidyārājñī Sūtra
  • Yamarākṣasi - One of the seventeen rakshasis invoked at the start of the Mahāmāyūrī Vidyārājñī Sūtra
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  • Rakshasa (Final Fantasy Brave Exvius)[1]
  • Princess Iron Fan - A character from the Journey to the West with the nickname Rākṣasī (羅剎女)
  • Rākṣasa (羅剎) is a game piece in several Japanese variants of shōgi
  • Rakshasa is mentioned in the movie World War Z as a fictional Hindi word for zombie.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rakshasa - FFBE Wiki".