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出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/05/13 22:26 UTC 版)
A Rakshasa (Sanskrit: राक्षसः, rākṣasaḥ; Tibetan: srin po, Malay and Indonesian: raksasa, Assamese: raikhox, Bangla: rakkhosh, Chinese: 羅剎, luóchà [Pinyin] lo-cha [Wade-Giles], Japanese: 羅刹天, rasetsuten) or alternatively rakshas, is a race of mythological humanoid beings or unrighteous spirit in Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Rakshasas are also called man-eaters ("Nri-chakshas," "Kravyads"). A female Rakshasa is called a Rakshasi, and a female Rakshasa in human form is a Manushya-Rakshasi. Often Asura and Rakshasa are interchangeably used.