What is a Pisaj?

What is a Pisaj?

PISAJ is a semi-annual military to military engagement with the Colombian military and their sergeants major academy focused on building upon senior leader competencies and instilling the necessity of joint operations in a complex world. Programa Integral para Sub-Oficiales de Alta Jerarquía.

What is a rakshasi?

Rakshasa (Sanskrit: राक्षस, IAST: rākṣasa: Pali: rakkhaso), while female rakshasa are known as a rakshasi, is a descriptor of anthropophagic beings found in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Rakshasas are also called “man-eaters” (nri-chakshas, kravyads).

What are Asuras?

Asuras (Sanskrit: असुर) are a class of beings in Indic religions. They are described as power-seeking clans related to the more benevolent Devas (also known as Suras) in Hinduism. In its Buddhist context, the word is sometimes translated “titan”, “demigod”, or “antigod”.

What is Pishach in English?

/pishāca/ mn. devil countable noun. A devil is an evil spirit.

Are Yakshas demons?

Noun. (Indian mythology) A kind of supernatural being; can be a malevolent demon or a beneficent tutelary deity.

Who is Gandharva in Vedas?

He is the guardian of the heavenly soma, and the physician of the gods. 2 (pl.) A class of male (and sometimes female) divinities or spirits, often characterized as ‘heavenly musicians’, who feature in Indian religious stories from the Ṛg and Atharva Vedas onwards, initially as attendants on Indra and the other gods.

Which type of marriage is Gandharva?

According to Apastamba Grhyasutra, an ancient Hindu literature, Gandharva marriage is a types of marriage where the woman chooses her own husband. They meet each other of their own accord, consent to live together, and their relationship is consummated in copulation born of passion.

How is Asura born?

From Diti or the “divided” mind, the Daityas or Asuras are born as the forces of division and Chaos – they arise first because the default condition is Chaos. From Aditi the co-wife the 12 Adityas are born who are the forces of unity, harmony and Order.

Why does Asura have 3 heads?

An asura (Sanskrit: असुर, Pali: Asura) in Buddhism is a demigod or titan of the Kāmadhātu. They are described as having three heads with three faces each and either four or six arms….Asura (Buddhism)