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Plague-causing Spirits (gnyan)

  • A class of malign atmospheric spirits, said to be responsible for inflicting eighteen diverse types of plague, including paralysis. See Nebesky-Wojkowitz, Oracles and Demons of Tibet, pp. 288-290. GD (from the Glossary to Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings)