Uniwersyteckie Czasopisma NaukoweWspólne elementy indyjskiej i japońskiej demonologii. Niejednoznaczność moralna indyjskich jakszów (yakṣa) i japońskich oni
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https://doi.org/10.26881/gsaw.2026.29.03Abstrakt
The aim of this article is to compare the Indian concept of yakṣas and the Japanese concept of oni. These beings are very similar in terms of the locality of their cult, their frightening nature, their enormous powers, and their ambivalent character. They can be dangerous, but also benevolent. In Indian Buddhist literature there are yakṣas that convert to Buddhism, becoming defenders of the faith. Some of these were adopted in Japanese Buddhism and, for example, Bishamonten, became very popular.
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