List of Gandharvas

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Below is a list of Gandharvas, a group of celestial musicians in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. They are often associated with music, accompany the higher gods, and are upholders of Dharma.

Gandharvas are male while Gandharvīs or Gandharva Kanyā are female.

Religious traditions that feature these entries are sorted using the following key:

Types[]

  • - A class of Gandharva ॐ
  • - A class of Gandharva born from Muni ॐ
  • - A class of Gandharva ॐ
  • - A class of Gandharva ॐ
  • - A class of Gandharva and Vājin born of Bhadrā, daughter Rohiṇī ॐ
  • - A class of Gandharva born from ॐ

List in alphabetical order[]

A[]

  • - ♀ ☸
  • (往來) - ♀ ☸
  • (火光) - ♀ ☸
  • (莊嚴) - A Gandharva King ☸
  • (無見) - ♀ ☸
  • - ॐ
  • or Audumvararudita (青蓮華) - ♀ ☸

B[]

  • - Of which there are two ॐ
  • - ॐ
  • - 卐
  • - Of which there are two ॐ
  • - ॐ

C[]

  • (月光) - ♀ ☸
  • - ॐ
  • - A Gandharva King ॐ
  • - A Gandharva King and among the Yaksha chiefs in Buddhist literature ॐ☸

D[]

  • (惠施) - ♀ ☸
  • or Devavaralocana (天語言) - ♀ ☸
  • (法愛) - ♀ ☸
  • (法施) - ♀ ☸
  • (法樂) - A Gandharva King ☸
  • Dhṛtarāṣṭra (持國) - A Gandharva King ॐ and one of the Four Great Kings ☸
  • - A Gandharva King ॐ
  • - ॐ
  • (鼓音) - ♀ ☸
  • (鼓音) - A Gandharva King ☸
  • (瞋解脱) - ♀ ☸

G[]

  • - 卐
  • - A Gandharva Lord 卐
  • - A Gandharva Lord 卐
  • - ॐ

H[]

  • - ॐ
  • - ॐ卐
  • - ॐ卐

I[]

  • - ♀ ☸
  • (帝釋樂) - ♀ ☸

J[]

  • - Also a Yaksha chief and thought to be synonymous with ☸
  • (焔峯) - ♀ ☸

K[]

  • - 卐
  • - ॐ
  • (愛忍辱) - ♀ ☸
  • (炬母那花) - ♀ ☸
  • (現童子身) - A Gandharva King ☸

M[]

  • (美) - A Gandharva King (Lotus Sutra) ☸
  • (美音) - A Gandharva King (Lotus Sutra) ☸
  • - 卐
  • - 卐
  • - Indra’s charioteer and among the Yaksha chiefs in Buddhist literature ॐ☸
  • (癡解脱) - ♀ ☸
  • (樂) - A Gandharva King (Lotus Sutra) ☸
  • (妙聲 or 樂音) - A Gandharva King (Lotus Sutra) ☸
  • (妙意) - ♀ ☸
  • (鹿王) - ♀ ☸
  • - ♀ ☸
  • (花敷) - ♀ ☸

N[]

  • - Also a Yaksha chief ☸
  • (那羅達) - A Gandharva King ☸卐
  • (種種樂音) - A Gandharva King ☸
  • (樂眞寂) - ♀ ☸

O[]

  • (Pali) - Also a Yaksha chief ☸

P[]

  • or Padmālaṃbā (大蓮華) - ♀ ☸
  • (蓮華吉祥) - ♀ ☸
  • - ♀ ☸
  • - ॐ
  • - Also Yaksha chief ☸
  • Pañcaśikha - ☸
  • (體清淨) - ♀ ☸
  • Parjanya - ॐ☸
  • - ॐ
  • (施果) - ♀ ☸
  • (世主眷屬) - ♀ ☸
  • - ॐ
  • (施地) - ♀ ☸
  • (愛面) - ♀ ☸
  • (愛施) - ♀ ☸
  • - Of which there are two ॐ
  • - ॐ

R[]

  • (貪解脱) - ♀ ☸
  • - 卐
  • (吉祥王) - ♀ ☸
  • - ॐ
  • (寶鬘) - ♀ ☸
  • (寶牙) - ♀ ☸
  • (寶座) - ♀ ☸
  • - 卐

S[]

  • or ‘’Sahāṃpati‘’ (天主) - A Gandharva King
  • (千臂) - A Gandharva King ☸
  • - ॐ
  • Śakra - Indra. Though not a Gandharva proper, Buddhist literature has referred to him as a “Gandharva King” ☸
  • - ॐ
  • (身歡喜) - A Gandharva King ☸
  • - ॐ
  • (百手) - ♀ ☸
  • (百花) - ♀ ☸
  • - ॐ
  • - Of which there are two ॐ
  • (師子歩) - ♀ ☸
  • (變化吉祥) - ♀ ☸
  • - A Gandharva King in Kailāsa ॐ
  • - Son of Krodhā ॐ
  • (妙臂) - A Gandharva King ☸
  • (妙莊嚴) - ♀ ☸
  • - ॐ
  • (善知識眷屬) - ♀ ☸
  • (妙腹) - ♀ ☸
  • (妙鬘) - ♀ ☸
  • - ॐ
  • - ॐ
  • - Of which there are several ॐ
  • (遍照眼) - ♀ ☸
  • - ॐ
  • - ॐ
  • or Suvaca (金耀) - ♀ ☸

T[]

  • - ॐ
  • Tumbara - Another name for Tumbura ॐ☸卐
  • Tumburu - Another name for Tumbara ॐ☸卐

U[]

  • - ॐ
  • - ॐ
  • - Of which there are two ॐ

V[]

  • (金剛鬘) - ♀ ☸
  • - 卐
  • (妙吉祥) - ♀ ☸
  • (樹林) - ♀ ☸
  • - ॐ
  • Vāsava - 卐
  • - ॐ
  • (豐禮) - ♀ ☸
  • (自在行) - ♀ ☸
  • - Tumburu cursed to be reborn as a Rākṣasa ॐ
  • - A Gandharva King ॐ卐

Misc[]

  • (樂善知識; [Sanskrit name unknown]) - ♀ ☸

References[]

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