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'''Elemental spirits''' (Skt. ''bhūta''; Tib. འབྱུང་པོ, [[Wyl.]] '' 'byung po'')— a class of harm-inflicting spirits, who are soetimes counted among the [[hungry ghost]]s. They can obstruct rainfall and so are propitiated by rain-creating rituals. They can also invade the psyche and cause mental problems.
'''Elemental spirits''' (Skt. ''bhūta''; Tib. འབྱུང་པོ, [[Wyl.]] '' 'byung po'')— a class of harm-inflicting spirits, who are sometimes counted among the [[hungry ghost]]s. They can obstruct rainfall and so are propitiated by rain-creating rituals. They can also invade the psyche and cause mental problems.


[[Category:Gods and demons]]
[[Category:Gods and demons]]

Revision as of 04:21, 9 November 2018

Elemental spirits (Skt. bhūta; Tib. འབྱུང་པོ, Wyl. 'byung po)— a class of harm-inflicting spirits, who are sometimes counted among the hungry ghosts. They can obstruct rainfall and so are propitiated by rain-creating rituals. They can also invade the psyche and cause mental problems.