From: Bhante Sujato
Message: 7902
Date: 2005-06-10
>The derivation and Vedic antecedents of 'yakkha' are discussed in a
> > Is there any explanation to call a devata yakkha?
>
> You might check the entry for yakkha in Malalasekera's
> Dictionary of Pali Proper Names. There are many sorts of
> beings who are on occasion called yakkhas, besides actual
> yakkhas.
> yakkha!If i remember rightly, Thich Minh Chau points out that the Chinese
>