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grul bum

A class of dwarf beings subordinate to the Guardian King of the South. The name uses a play on the word āṇḍa, which means egg but is a euphemism for testicle. Thus, they are often depicted as having testicles as big as pots (from khumba, or "pot").

A class of nonhuman beings.

A class of yakṣa that lives in water but have the heads of various types of insects or animals.

A disease-causing demon, with an etymology of "little warm egg," also used for benevolent deities. However, the Tibetan term used in the Kāraṇḍavyūha is more commonly used (as in the Mahavyutpatti concordance) to translate kumbhanda, a humanoid being with an animal's head that dwells in the sea.

Dwarf spirits said to have either large stomachs or huge, amphora-sized testicles.

Dwarf spirits said to have either large stomachs or huge, pot-sized testicles.

Vampire demon; a type of yakṣa.

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