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| Translations of Kumbhāṇḍa | |
|---|---|
| Sanskrit | कुम्भाण्ड (IAST: Kumbhāṇḍa) |
| Pali | कुम्भण्ड (Kumbhaṇḍa) |
| Chinese | 鳩槃荼 or 鳩盤拏 (Pinyin: Jiūpántú or Jiūpánná) |
| Japanese | 鳩槃荼 (rōmaji: kubanda) |
| Korean | 구반다 (RR: gubanda) |
| Tibetan | གྲུལ་བུམ་ Wylie: grul bum THL: drulbum |
| Thai | กุมภัณฑ์ |
| Vietnamese | Cưu bàn trà |
| Glossary of Buddhism | |
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They are strong, fast, and have magical powers of change.
According to the Da zhidu lun, greedy officers are reborn as kumbhāṇḍhas.
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