Bhūtas
demonic intermediate Hindu single tradition · 1
Bhūtas are fearsome attendants and goblins who serve in the retinue of Kālī and Shiva. They are invoked as evil spirits to be warded off in protective rituals.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Vīrabhadra, Yātudhānīs, Piśācas, Yakṣas, Rakṣasas, Vināyakas, Kotarī, Revatī, Jyeṣṭhā, Pūtanā, Unmāda, Apasmāra, Vishnu, Krishna, Matres
- allied with
- Brahmarakshasa, Dakini, Śākinī, Pramathas, Guhyakas, Kūṣmāṇḍas, Parpaṭas, Caṭakas, Bhairavas, Kṣetrapālas
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“their fearsome attendants, namely 'Ḍākinī, Śākinī, Bhūtas, Pramathas, Guhyakas, Kūṣmāṇḍas...the goblins [Bhūtas], the Mātṛs, the Piśācas...may these and all other evil spirits be destroyed'”
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