Pūtana

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pūtana (C. 富單那). A stinking hungry ghost that is shaped like a hog and scares children.[1]

In Buddhist cosmology, the pūtana are ruled over by Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the guardian deity of the East.

Notes

  1. "pūtana, Buddha Sūtras Mantras Sanskrit