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'''Four Great Kings''': | '''Four Great Kings''': | ||
1. Ḍhṛtarāṣṭa [Skt.] | 1. Dritarashta (Ḍhṛtarāṣṭa [Skt.], Tib. ''yul 'khor srung'') "Defender of the Area" in the East;<br> | ||
2. Virūḍhaka [Skt.] | 2. Virudhaka (Virūḍhaka [Skt.], Tib. '''phags skyes po'') "Noble Birth" in the South;<br> | ||
3. Virupākṣa [Skt.] (Tib. ''spyan mi bzang'') "Ugly Eyes" in the West; and<br> | 3. Virupaksha (Virupākṣa [Skt.], (Tib. ''spyan mi bzang'') "Ugly Eyes" in the West; and<br> | ||
4. Vaiśravaṇa [Skt.] (Tib. ''rnam thos sras'') "Son of He who has Heard Many Things" in the North. | 4. Vaishravana (Vaiśravaṇa [Skt.], (Tib. ''rnam thos sras'') "Son of He who has Heard Many Things" in the North. | ||
[[Category:Buddhas and Deities]] | [[Category:Buddhas and Deities]] | ||
[[Category:Enumerations]] | [[Category:Enumerations]] | ||
Revision as of 19:55, 15 July 2007
Four Great Kings:
1. Dritarashta (Ḍhṛtarāṣṭa [Skt.], Tib. yul 'khor srung) "Defender of the Area" in the East;
2. Virudhaka (Virūḍhaka [Skt.], Tib. 'phags skyes po) "Noble Birth" in the South;
3. Virupaksha (Virupākṣa [Skt.], (Tib. spyan mi bzang) "Ugly Eyes" in the West; and
4. Vaishravana (Vaiśravaṇa [Skt.], (Tib. rnam thos sras) "Son of He who has Heard Many Things" in the North.