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Do people who gets killed by ghosts themselves become ghost or not?
If a person is killed by ghost then he does not die of natural causes and passes remaining years as preta/pisach or not. If not what about his remaining years of natural life.
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How get rid of ghosts or pisachas?
How can one protect oneself from the psychological or physical attack of ghosts or psychic vampires, and also from having bad dreams?
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Are Ghosts a type of organism or Are they soul of human beings who are dead?
What does Hinduism say about ghosts ?
Are ghosts a type of organism like - Human, Animal, Asur , Pisach, Devta etc or Are ghosts just soul of human beings who are dead ?
What are details about ghost ?
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Which God should i pray to get rid of speaking ghost and evil spirits and what mantra should I chant according in Vedas and Hinduism [closed]
I am suffering from speaking ghosts and evil spirits. They sometimes attack me and cause pain in my body.
What do the Vedas say about getting rid of haunting ghosts and evil spirits attached to humans?...
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What is this word referring to in Bhutochatanam?
This sloka is used before puja (Sandhyavandanam in my case) to clear away ghosts and other bad spirits.
उत्तिष्ठन्तु भूतपिशाचा येते भूमि भारका |
एतेषां अविरोधेन ब्रह्म कर्म समारभे ||
This can be ...
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Which shashtra mention about bhoota pichahsa and other negative energies in detail?
In Bhagvadgita and other popular shashtra like garuda puran there is a mention of life after death and bhooth yooni, pichisha yoni.
Is there any text/Shastra which explains about.
How a person is ...
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How should one know if he is under Black Magic\evil spirits?
How could one know he is under Black Magic/ Evil spirits? How can one be sure? What symptoms can one feel, if he/she is under Black Magic?
Do scriptures/Tantric texts provide indications of such a ...
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Can only human beings become ghosts? What about other creatures?
There are various reasons for which someone may attain preta-hood (ghosts), as I discuss in this answer.
I have only heard of human beings becoming ghosts, and there are several "reported-...
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Are the signs of evil possessions on a person given in Vedas, Puranas and Itihasas?
By Vedas I mean all 4 vedas, all their 4 parts and all Vedangas. By Puranas I only mean Mahapuranas. Itihasa means Ramayana, Mahabharata and the Shaiva Itihasa
Evil possessions can mean ghosts or ...
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Why is it considered as bad to become ghost after death ? Do ghosts live a very miserable life?
It is being said that people who die by suicide or suffer violent death usually become ghosts .
So, why is becoming a ghost considered a bad thing ?
Is there more suffering in it ?
What things can a ...
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(Broad level) Classification of ghosts in Hinduism
This question is intended to know about broad level classification only. Further classification is not needed.
In English language, words may not exist for each category of ghosts. So I am using an ...
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Do scriptures say anything about dead spirits or ghosts changing into beasts?
I am wondering if scriptures say anything about dead human spirits or ghosts changing into something else after death, or after being dead awhile?
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Why do some souls remain on earth after leaving the body after death?
When death happens, the soul should leave the body and it should go back to it's original realm (whatever or wherever that place is).
But we encounter stories of ghosts or spirits on earth. Why do ...
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What do Hindu scriptures say about Doppelgängers?
A "doppelgänger" is an entity that takes the form of a living person. In western traditions, it has been often seen as a malicious entity with harmful intentions and said to signify doom.
My question ...
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What kind of body do ghosts have?
Did the ancient rishis comment anything about the kind of body ghosts have? And please don't say that ghosts do not have any bodies. People from all over the world have reported seeing their dead ...
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What is the difference between Preta (Ghost) and Bhuta (Spirit)?
Preta and Bhuta are often considered one and the same but they are different as per the below description of various beings:
Such are the general mischief-makers, the Asuras, the Pretas, or ghosts, ...
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How do Rakshasas look? Physical appearance of Rakshasas?
What are the various physical appearances of Rakshasas?
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What are the crimes for which people become ghosts, and for how long do they stay so? [duplicate]
What are the crimes for which people become ghosts, and for how long do they stay so? (I got this part here), but for how much time will they stay as ghosts? (references are better than personal ...
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Can ghosts kill human according to hindu beliefs?
I saw this question. But as we saw in films ghosts can move chairs, beat & kill human, they don't have legs....
Can ghosts kill human?
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Do piśācas' (ghosts) exist in temples or in our homes?
I was once said by an elderly man that we should not touch the backside of a temple while doing pradakshina because ghosts and rakshasas live there and touching that part will wake them. Supporting ...
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Dosha Pariharam for pretha janma
A person who attained pretha janma may come in dream and disturb. What is the Pariharam for that and in which purana it has been mentioned?
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What exactly happens during Parakaya Pravesha?
Parakaya Pravesha is power of entering into body of another person through Yoga.
Sri Adi Sankara entered the body of King Amaruka of Benares.
Tirumular in Southern India entered the body of a ...
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What are the differences among Rakshasas, Daityas, Danawas, Pisachas?
Puranas say that these species are born from different wives of Maharshi Kashyapa.
Kashyapa + Danu = Danavas
Kashyapa + Diti = Daityas
Kashyapa + Krodhavasa = Pisachas
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Do ghosts and spirits exist in Hindu beliefs?
We know that Hindu texts do mention about demonic beings like Rakshasas. But is there any reference to ghosts in Vedas?
If ghosts are just 'atman' without bodies, don't they reincarnate?
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Why are crows considered to be a link to our pitris (spirits of ancestors)?
In Devasams (srardham) or annual memorial ritual performed to the deceased, rice is fed to crows. I was told by elders at home that the crows represent our Pitris.
What is the reason behind crows ...
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