An obscure Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit term. Sanskrit equivalent: avastāraka. Translated into Tibetan as “suppressor, one who presses down on someone.” Presumably from avastṛ (“to cover over, as with a blanket”).

A class of demonic beings.

A class of evil spirits.

A class of nonhuman being.

A class of nonhuman beings 

A class of supernatural beings believed to possess humans and cause physical and mental illness.

A class of supernatural beings believed to possess humans and cause physical and mental illness.

A class of supernatural beings believed to possess humans and cause physical and mental illness.

A class of supernatural beings believed to possess humans and cause physical and mental illness.

A class of supernatural beings believed to possess humans and cause physical and mental illness.

An obscure Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit term. Sanskrit equivalent: avastāraka. Translated into Tibetan as “suppressor, one who presses down on someone.” Presumably from avastṛ (“to cover over, as with a blanket”).

An obscure Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit term. Sanskrit equivalent: avastāraka. Translated into Tibetan as “suppressor, one who presses down on someone.” Presumably from avastṛ (“to cover over, as with a blanket”).

A class of nonhuman beings associated with disease and mishaps.