kumbhaṇḍa

Tags: Persons & Beings

Tibetan: གྲུལ་བུམ་
Tibetan (Wylie): grul bum
Tibetan (phonetics): trul bum
English term: Kumbhaṇḍa
Alternative: A disease-causing demon
English Definition: A class of dwarf beings subordinate to Virūḍhaka, one of the Four Great Kings, associated with the southern direction. The name uses a play on the word āṇḍa, which means “egg” but is also a euphemism for a testicle. Thus, they are often depicted as having testicles as big as pots (from khumba, or “pot”).
Spanish: Kumbhaṇḍa

Alternative Meanings:
  • Kumbhaṇḍa

    Sanskrit: kumbhaṇḍa
    Tibetan: གྲུལ་བུམ་
    Tibetan (Wylie): grul bum
    Tibetan (phonetics): trul bum
    Alternative: A disease-causing demon
    English Definition: A class of dwarf beings subordinate to Virūḍhaka, one of the Four Great Kings, associated with the southern direction. The name uses a play on the word āṇḍa, which means "egg" but is also a euphemism for a testicle. Thus, they are often depicted as having testicles as big as pots (from khumba, or "pot").
    Spanish: Kumbhaṇḍa

  • Kumbhaṇḍa

    Sanskrit: kumbhaṇḍa
    Tibetan: གྲུལ་བུམ་
    Tibetan (Wylie): grul bum
    Tibetan (phonetics): trul bum
    English term: Kumbhaṇḍa
    Alternative: A disease-causing demon
    Definición: Un demonio causante de enfermedades, una clase de seres enanos subordinados a Virūḍhaka, uno de los Cuatro Grandes Reyes, asociados con la dirección sur. El nombre usa un juego de palabras con āṇḍa, que significa "huevo" pero también es un eufemismo para testículo. Así, a menudo se los representa con testículos tan grandes como ollas (de khumba, o "olla").