Yaksha (Skt: यक्ष yakṣa , Pal: यक्ख yakkha , [1] Thai : ยักษ์ yaksa , Korean : 야차/夜叉 yacha , Japanese : 夜叉 yasha , Chinese : 夜叉 yèchā or yaochā , Bur: ႀေ-ဴက ba-lu , Tibetan : གནོད་སྦྱིན་ gnod sbyin ) is the name of a broad class of nature-spirits,