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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List of gods in the Investiture of the Gods (section The Twenty-Four Heavenly Generals of the Thunder Department)
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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List of Journey to the West characters (redirect from Demon King of Confusion)
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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Lingsheng Temple (section Hall of Four Heavenly Kings)
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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Buddhist deities (section Wisdom King)
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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