Eight Legions or Eight Classes of Gods and Demons; 天龍八部; Tibetan: ལྷ་འདྲེ་སྡེ་བརྒྱད (lha dre de gye); Wylie: lha ‘dre sde brgyad; Sanskrit: Astasena, Astagatyah;
Astasena, Astagatyah, Eight Legions or Classes of Gods and Demons are worldly spirits appearing in Buddhist texts such as Lotus Sutra and the Golden Light Sutra:
- Deva 天眾
- Naga 龍眾
- Yaksa 夜叉
- Gandharva 乾闥婆/香神
- Asura 阿修羅
- Garuda 迦樓羅/大鵬金翅鳥
- Kimnara 緊那羅
- Mahoraga 摩睺羅伽
天龍八部是佛教護法神中以天、龍為首的八種神話種族。
There are other classifications of Gods and Demons that include some of the following:
- Mara
- Matrka
- Rahula
- Rakshasa 羅剎天
- Ging
- Tsen
- Earth Lord
- Teurang
- Gyalpo
- Yama 夜摩天
Synonyms/Additional Terms 同義詞:
Astasena, 天龍八部, Eight Legions, Gods and Demons, Astagatyah