lha ma srin

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ལྷ་མ་སྲིན
nun-human spirits [IW]

gods & asura & raksasa, abbr for lha ma srin sde brgyad, whole world of spirits [JV]

gods and demons [RY]

Name for the lha srin sde brgyad in the bka' thang zangs gling ma of nyang ral nyi ma 'od zer. In that text they are listed as: dkar po ging; nag po bdud, dmar po btsan; srog gcod gnod sbyin; gshan pa srin po; nag gtong ma mo; drag po gza'; and gdug pa klu. Chris

1) gods and non-human spirits; 2) gods, demigods and spirits or gods, demigods and ogres; 3) devas, asuras and rākṣasas. The confusion arises about how to properly translate srin po. 'Demon' does not make sense in most contexts. [Erick Tsiknopoulos]