Lake of the Demon

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Lake of the Demon is an ominous epithet for Lake Rakshastal, a high-altitude saltwater lake in Tibet traditionally associated with demonic forces and negative spiritual energy in Hindu and Buddhist mythology.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lake of the Demon canonical 2
Gyilkos-tó 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet ⓘ
appliedTo a saltwater lake near Mount Kailash ⓘ
associatedWith Lake Manasarovar ⓘ
associatedWithConcept demonic forces ⓘ
negative spiritual energy ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
connotation malevolent spiritual power ⓘ
ominous ⓘ
contrastedSymbolicallyWith Lake Manasarovar as symbol of purity ⓘ
linked to: Lake Manasarovar
culturallyContrastedWith Lake Manasarovar (considered sacred and auspicious) ⓘ
linked to: Lake Manasarovar
describes a high-altitude saltwater lake ⓘ
etymologyDerivedFrom Rakshasa (demon) in Sanskrit ⓘ
linked to: Rakshasas
hasAlternativeName Ravan Tal ⓘ
Ravan Talab ⓘ
linked to: Ravan Tal
hasGeographicContext Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China ⓘ
linked to: Ngari Prefecture
hasMythologicalContext Buddhist mythology ⓘ
Hindu mythology ⓘ
hasReputation inauspicious lake ⓘ
place of demonic presence ⓘ
hasType religious-geographical epithet ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
locatedIn Tibet ⓘ
linked to: Ü-Tsang
partOf Kailash–Manasarovar region ⓘ
linked to: Kailash region
refersTo Lake Rakshastal ⓘ
relatedMythologicalFigure Ravana in some Hindu traditions ⓘ
symbolizes impurity ⓘ
spiritual darkness ⓘ
usedBy pilgrims visiting Mount Kailash region ⓘ
usedIn religious narratives about good and evil ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Rakshastal → nameMeaning → Lake of the Demon ⓘ
Rakshastal → nameMeaning → Lake of the Demon ⓘ
Lacu Roșu → alternativeName → Gyilkos-tó ⓘ
linked to: Lake of the Demon