鳩槃荼

(鳩槃荼, 鸠盘荼)

Kumbhāṇḍa, a demon shaped like a gourd, or pot; or with a scrotum like one; it devours the vitality of men; also written with initials [lang id =1028]弓, [lang id =1028]恭, [lang id =1028]究, [lang id =1028]拘, [lang id =1028]倶, and [lang id =1028]吉; also [lang id =1028]鳩摩邏滿拏.

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梵語鳩槃荼， 華言甕形。 以其陰似甕故， 即厭魅鬼也。