Kumbhanda

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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 sombrero style hat. He has clawed hands and feet and carries a sharpened horseshoe

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Kumbhanda.

Compendium

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.
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.
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.

Game Appearances

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

Names in Other Languages
Language	Name	Meaning
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	Kumbhāṇḍa. Katakana rendering of Japanese: 鳩槃荼, romanized kubanda
	クパンダLast Bible II Last Bible Special Kupanda	Kumbhāṇḍa
	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	Kumbhāṇḍa
Simplified Chinese	鸠盘荼 Jiūpántú	Kumbhāṇḍa
Traditional Chinese	鳩槃荼 Jiūpántú	Kumbhāṇḍa
Korean	쿠반다 Kubanda	Kumbhāṇḍa

Gallery

Censored artwork from the Chinese version of Persona 5: The Phantom X
Render for Persona 5
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." .

[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." .

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