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'''Kinnara''' (Skt. ''kiṃnara''; Tib. [[མིའམ་ཅི་]], ''mi'amchi''; [[Wyl.]] ''mi'm ci'') — one of the [[eight classes of gods and demons]]; they are slightly similar to human beings in their appearance.
'''Kinnara''' (Skt. ''kiṃnara''; Tib. [[མིའམ་ཅི་]], ''mi'amchi''; [[Wyl.]] ''mi'm ci'') — one of the [[eight classes of gods and demons]]; they are slightly similar to human beings in their appearance. The [[Jatakas]] describe Kinnaras as harmless and innocent beings fond of music and song.


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

Revision as of 20:28, 1 May 2018

Kinnara (Skt. kiṃnara; Tib. མིའམ་ཅི་, mi'amchi; Wyl. mi'm ci) — one of the eight classes of gods and demons; they are slightly similar to human beings in their appearance. The Jatakas describe Kinnaras as harmless and innocent beings fond of music and song.