Kumbhanda

	Kumbhanda
	クバンダ
	DeSumP5X Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Artwork from Persona 5: The Phantom X
Other Name(s)	Life-Draining SpiritPersona 5; Persona 5 Royal;
Origin	Buddhism
Race(s)	GhostDevil Survivor 2; Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker; ; HauntShin Megami Tensei V; Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance; Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine; Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2; Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner; ; YaksaDigital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2;
Alignment(s)	Dark-ChaosShin Megami Tensei V; Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance; Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner;
Arcana	HermitPersona 3 FES; Persona 3 Portable; Persona 3 Reload; Persona 5; Persona 5 Royal; Persona Mobile Online; ; JesterPersona 4 Golden;

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Kumbhanda is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Kumbhanda is a lesser deity and type of evil spirit in Buddhist mythology. Their overlord is said to be Virūḍhaka, and are sometimes listed as minions of Mara.^[1]

Design

Kumbhanda has a skeletal humanoid body, the head of a horse, a long red mane, and a takuhatsugasa-style hat. He has clawed hands and feet and carries a sharpened horseshoe.

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Kumbhanda.

Compendium

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Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei V	Demons of Buddhist origin, known for draining the life energy of humans. It is said that they often change shape and take the form of a gourd. They stand three meters tall, with red hair and dark skin, and have the body of a human but the head of a white horse. They once served Rudra, but according to Buddhist scriptures, they now follow Zouchouten of the Four Heavenly Kings.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner (Akuma Zensho; PSP)	出身地：インドインドの鬼族。クンバーングとも。人間の精気を吸い取る魔物で、よく瓶に化けるといわれる。身長３メートル、赤い髪に黒い肌、人間の身体に白馬の頭を持つ。元々の名、クンバーングは「瓶のような性器を持つ者」という意味である。人間の精気を吸い取る女の魔物で、ルドラ神の配下であった。仏典に入り鳩槃荼などと音訳され、四天王の１人増長天（ヴィルーグカ）の眷族となる。さらに密教では男女の区別がある。 Translation: Place of origin: India
Persona 3 FES	Demon of Buddhist myth, said to drain human life energy. He has dark skin and stands 3 meters tall, but sometimes changes shape to a gourd. Known to have once served Rudra, the god of storms.
Persona 3 Portable
Persona 3 Reload	A demon of Buddhist myth said to drain human life energy. He has dark skin, stands three meters tall, and sometimes changes his shape to a gourd. Known to have once served Rudra, the god of storms.
Persona 4 Golden	Demon of Buddhist myth, said to drain human life energy. He has dark skin and stands 3 meters tall, but sometimes changes shape to a gourd. Known to have once served Rudra, the god of storms.
Persona 5	A Buddhist demon said to drain human life energy. He has dark skin, stands 3 meters tall, and sometimes changes his shape to a gourd. Known to have once served Rudra, the god of storms.
Persona 5 Royal
Persona 5 Tactica	A Buddhist demon said to drain human life energy. He has dark skin, stands 3 meters tall, and sometimes changes his shape to a gourd. Known to have once served Rudra, the god of storms.
Persona 5: The Phantom X	A Buddhist demon said to drain human life energy. He has dark skin, stands three meters tall, and sometimes changes his shape to a gourd. Known to have once served Rudra, the god of storms.
Devil Survivor 2	A demon of Buddhist lore, said to drain human life energy. It has dark skin and stands three meters tall, but sometimes changes shape to a gourd. It is known to have once served Rudra, the god of storms.
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker

Game Appearances

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner

Kumbhanda is the boss of the Police Station dungeon. He is a high-ranking Phantom Society member and the true identity of the Police Chief.

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2‎

Kumbhanda is a minor antagonist in the Internment facility. He is the jailer of a facility that processes human meat into canned food. The Lokapala devises a plan to escape by feeding him poisoned demon meat in a can labeled 15 year olds.^[2] The player is chased by him and has to run through multiple floors to get the meat, process and can the meat and then put it where he will find it. He banters once for each floor and if he catches Serph they fight and Serph is imprisoned.

Nomenclature

The usual Japanese name of this demon, クバンダ Kubanda, is a katakana rendering of the Sino-Japanese term 鳩槃荼 Kubanda, which is derived from the Sanskrit कुम्भाण्ड Kumbhāṇḍa through a Chinese intermediate. The spelling used in Last Bible II and Last Bible Special (クパンダ Kupanda) and that in the Digital Devil Saga and Persona series (クヴァンダ Kuvanda) are corruptions thereof.

The name in Last Bible III, クムバーンダ Kumubānda, is derived directly from Sanskrit.

Names in Other Languages
Language	Name	Meaning
English	Kumbhanda
English	Life-Draining SpiritPersona 5 Royal (Shadow)
Japanese	クバンダShin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Devil Survivor 2 Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker Kubanda	Kumbhanda
	クパンダLast Bible II Last Bible Special Kupanda	Kumbhanda
	クヴァンダPersona 3 FES Persona 3 Portable Persona 3 Reload Persona 4 Golden Persona 5 Persona 5 Royal Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2 Kuvanda	Kumbhanda
	クムバーンダLast Bible III Kumubānda	Kumbhanda
	精気すする隣人Persona 5 Royal (Shadow) Seikisusuru Rinjin	Vitality-Slurping Neighbor
Simplified Chinese	鸠盘荼 Jiūpántú	Kumbhanda
Simplified Chinese	吸食精气的邻人Persona 5 Royal (Shadow) Xīshí Jīngqì de Línrén	Vitality-Sucking Neighbor
Traditional Chinese	鳩槃荼 Jiūpántú	Kumbhanda
Traditional Chinese	吸食精氣的鄰人Persona 5 Royal (Shadow) Xīshí Jīngqì de Línrén	Vitality-Sucking Neighbor
French	Kumbhanda
French	Esprit drain-de-viePersona 5 Royal (Shadow)	Life-Draining Spirit
German	Kumbhanda
German	GeisterparasitPersona 5 Royal (Shadow)	Ghost-Parasite
Italian	Kumbhanda
Italian	Spirito divoravitaPersona 5 Royal (Shadow)	Life-Devouring Spirit
Korean	쿠반다 Kubanda	Kumbhanda
Korean	정기精氣를 먹는 이웃Persona 5 Royal (Shadow) Jeonggi-reul Meongneun Iut	Vitality-Devouring Neighbor
Polish	Kumbhanda
Brazilian Portuguese	Kumbhanda
Russian	Кумбханда Kumbkhanda	Kumbhanda
Peninsular Spanish	Kumbhanda
Peninsular Spanish	Espíritu devoravidasPersona 5 Royal (Shadow)	Life-Devouring Spirit
Turkish	Kumbhanda

Gallery

Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Artwork from Persona 5: The Phantom X
Censored artwork from the Chinese version of Persona 5: The Phantom X
Render from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Akuma Zensho
Render from Persona 5
Sprite from the Game Boy version of Last Bible II
Sprite from the Game Boy Color version of Last Bible II
Sprite from Last Bible III
Sprite from Last Bible Special
Sprite from the Sega Saturn version of Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Sprite from Devil Survivor 2
Sprite from Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
Icon from Shin Megami Tensei V
Unused card graphic from Persona 3
Graphic from Persona 3 Portable
Graphic from Persona 3 Reload
Graphic from Persona 4 Golden
Battle icon from Persona 5: The Phantom X
Icon from Devil Survivor 2
Graphic from Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
Icon from Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
Model from Persona 3 Reload

Videos

Kumbhanda's Daily Demon Showcase for Shin Megami Tensei V

References

↑ "In Sanskrit, a type of evil spirit, and typically listed along with especially RĀKṢASA, but also PIŚĀCA, YAKṢA, and BHŪTA spirits. VIRŪḌHAKA (P. Virūḷhaka) one of the four world-guardians (LOKAPĀLA), who protects the southern cardinal direction, is usually said to be their overlord, although some texts give Rudra this role instead. The kumbhāṇḍa are also sometimes listed among the minions of MĀRA, evil personified." The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (2014), Donald S. Lopez and Robert E. Buswell. Published by Princeton University Press. English. Page 453. ISBN-13: 978-0-691-15786-3.
↑ "Member of the Lokapala: I did some research, and the Jailer prefers meat that's been...aged for 15 years. Try not to think about it. ...It's disgusting. Another one of us is looking for ingredients and things... You should go help him out." Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2. Translation by ATLUS USA.

[1] "In Sanskrit, a type of evil spirit, and typically listed along with especially RĀKṢASA, but also PIŚĀCA, YAKṢA, and BHŪTA spirits. VIRŪḌHAKA (P. Virūḷhaka) one of the four world-guardians (LOKAPĀLA), who protects the southern cardinal direction, is usually said to be their overlord, although some texts give Rudra this role instead. The kumbhāṇḍa are also sometimes listed among the minions of MĀRA, evil personified." The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (2014), Donald S. Lopez and Robert E. Buswell. Published by Princeton University Press. English. Page 453. ISBN-13: 978-0-691-15786-3.

[2] "Member of the Lokapala: I did some research, and the Jailer prefers meat that's been...aged for 15 years. Try not to think about it. ...It's disgusting. Another one of us is looking for ingredients and things... You should go help him out." Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2. Translation by ATLUS USA.

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