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A class of demons, chiefly nocturnal and harmful. They usually have their haunt in the water and devour men when bathing there. Some of them live in the sea. E.g., Thag.v.931; Sn. vs. 310; J. i.127; vi. 469; DhA.i.367; iii.74; Mhv.xii.45, etc. Updated: 15 September 2011 http://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/r/rakkhasaa.htm |
