Gandhara

In Shaman King, Gandhara is a Buddhist pacifist organization that is participating in the Shaman Fight. Led by Lady Sati, they are the third great faction in the cuurent Tournament, and aim to prevent Hao from becoming the Shaman King.

History
Gandhara is arguably the oldest organization in Shaman King (excepting the Patch themselves), with a history dating well before the birth of Christ. They rose to prominence 2500 years before the current tournament, when their chosen candidate won the Shaman Tournament of that era.

In the current Shaman Tournament, Gandhara has participated to save all of humanity and prevent Hao from becoming the Shaman King, who plans to rid the world of all non-shamans. To this end, they have fielded three teams, all of which have made the top 8. Their current goal is to train 5 Elemental Warriors, who will wield the 5 Elemental Spirits to defeat Hao while he is integrating with the Great Spirit, and is thus at his most vulnerable.

Ideologies
As a Buddhist organization, Gandhara is pacifist by nature. They are completely neutral in outlook, and is described as the 'middle way' straddling the two extremes of the X-Laws and Hao. However, they also will not hesitate to use force when needed, but only as a last resort, and even then only enough to meet their objectives.

Abilities and Powers
All the members of the Gandhara are Kami-class Shamans, and are as such incredibly powerful. All their guardian spirits are those of Bodhisattvas (Bosatsu), in adherence to their faith. As pacifists, they possess furyoku-nullification abilities, which enable them to defeat opponents without inflicting violence.

Lady Sati

 * Spirit: Buddha/Tathagata


 * The leader of Gandhara, she has the ability to resurrect the dead. She later travels to hell and fights Enma Daioh, one of the four Kings of Hell and the Guardian of the Spirit of Earth.

Daiei

 * A senior priest, he appears to be Sati's advisor.

Komeri

 * A young girl who is the final member of Tathagata.

Team Deva (Ten)

 * Unknown at this point; although their faces have been revealed, their names have not.

Yainage

 * Spirit: Kundali (Gundari)


 * He is defeated by Tao Ren in the battle against Team "The Ren". He later travels to hell and defeats the King of Hell responsible for guarding the Spirit of Rain.

Jacson

 * Spirit: Acala (Fudo)


 * He is defeated by Horohoro in the battle against Team "The Ren". He later travels to hell and defeats the King of Hell responsible for guarding the Spirit of Thunder.

Cado

 * Spirit: Ragaraja (Aizen)


 * He is defeated by Horohoro in the battle against Team "The Ren". He later travels to hell and defeats Mephistopheles, one of the four Kings of Hell and the Guardian of the Spirit of Wind.

Trivia

 * All of their spirits are based upon Budhistic gods