• Virūḍhaka is a major deity in Buddhism. He is one of the Four Heavenly Kings and a dharmapala. The name Virūḍhaka comes from the identical Sanskrit term...
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    Heavenly Kings statues at the royal crematorium of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand Vaiśravaṇa of the north direction, king of yakṣas. Virūḍhaka of...
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  • dictionary. Virūḍhaka or Virudhaka may refer to: Virūḍhaka (Heavenly King), one of the Four Heavenly Kings in the Buddhist pantheon Virudhaka (raja), king of Kasi-Kosala...
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    Heavenly King or Tian Wang (Chinese: 天王; pinyin: Tiān Wáng; Wade–Giles: Tien1-wang2), also translated as Heavenly Prince, is a Chinese title for various...
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    named due to the Four Heavenly Kings statues enshrined in the hall. Maitreya Buddha is enshrined in the Hall of Heavenly King and at the back of his...
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    Samantabhadra. Even the soul of the antagonist, King Zhou of Shang, was sealed as the Tian Xixing ("Star of Heavenly Happiness"). As Tian Xixing, he bore the...
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    Four Heavenly Kings Statue of Vaiśravaṇa (Duōwén Tiānwáng), Heavenly King of the North Statue of Virūḍhaka (Zēngzhǎng Tiānwáng), Heavenly King of the...
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  • unnamed except for: Hariti (鬼子母) Yama (閻羅王) The Four Heavenly Kings (四大天王): Vaiśravaṇa (多聞天王) Virūḍhaka (增長天王) Dhṛtarāṣṭra (持國天王) Virūpākṣa (廣目天王) The Eight...
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    left and right sides. They are the eastern Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the southern Virūḍhaka, the western Virūpākṣa, and the northern Vaiśravaṇa. The Mahavira Hall...
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    Vaiśravaṇa Virūḍhaka Dhṛtarāṣṭra Virūpākṣa Surya Chandra Guhyapāda Pañcika Skanda Pṛthvī Spirit of the Bodhi Tree Hārītī Mārīcī Sāgara Yama Kinnara King Emperor...
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