Pañcika (Chinese: 般闍迦 [Pánshéjiā]/散脂大將 [Sànzhī Dàjiàng]/散脂迦 [Sànzhījiā]/半支迦 [Bànzhījiā]/般闍迦 [Pánshéjiā]) is a yaksha and consort of Hārītī, with whom he is said to have fathered 500 children. According to the Mahavamsa, Pañcika was the commander-in-chief of the yakṣa army of Vaiśravaṇa and had another 27 yakṣa generals under his orders.
Pañcika (Chinese: 般闍迦 [Pánshéjiā]/散脂大將 [Sànzhī Dàjiàng]/散脂迦 [Sànzhījiā]/半支迦 [Bànzhījiā]/般闍迦 [Pánshéjiā]) is a yaksha and consort of Hārītī, with whom he is said to have fathered 500 children. According to the Mahavamsa, Pañcika was the commander-in-chief of the yakṣa army of Vaiśravaṇa and had another 27 yakṣa generals under his orders.
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