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One of the [[Four Great Kings]]
[[Image:VirupaksaTST.jpg|frame|'''Virupsksha''']]
'''Virupaksha''' (Skt. ''Virūpākṣa''; Tib. སྤྱན་མི་བཟང་, ''Chen Mi Zang'', [[Wyl.]] ''spyan mi bzang''; Eng. 'Ugly Eyes') — one of the [[Four Great Kings]]. Guardian King of the '''West''' and leader of the [[naga]]s.


'''Virupaksha''' [Tib. Chen Mi Zang]
In a previous life he was a [[garuda]] and, along with [[Vaishravana]], had attacked two nagas who lived fearlessly on the ocean surface but were unable to harm them. The nagas explained that they had taken [[refuge]] in Buddha [[Kashyapa]] and their virtue protected them. Hearing this the two garudas also took refuge. The two nagas and two garudas all prayed to be reborn in the time of [[Buddha Shakyamuni]] in order to support him.


Guardian King of the West
He protects beings in the western direction, averting forces that obstruct the practice of Dharma. His glance is harmful to beings and so he avoids looking at them by gazing at the [[stupa]] he carries.
The leader of the nagas.


In a previous life he was a garuda and, along with Vaishravana, had attacked two nagas who lived fearlessly on the ocean surface but were unable to harm them. The nagas explained that they had taken refuge in Buddha Kashyapa and their virtue protected them. Hearing this the two garudas also took refuge. The two nagas and two garudas all prayed to be reborn in the time of Buddha Shakyamuni in order to support him.
==Further Reading==
*''Crystal Mirror, volume VI'', Dharma Publishing 1984


He protects beings in the western direction, averting forces that obstruct the practice of Dharma. His glance is harmful to beings and so he avoids looking at them by gazing at the stupa he carries.
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For more details see ''Crystal Mirror, volume VI'', Dharma Publishing 1984

Latest revision as of 21:27, 3 February 2021

Virupsksha

Virupaksha (Skt. Virūpākṣa; Tib. སྤྱན་མི་བཟང་, Chen Mi Zang, Wyl. spyan mi bzang; Eng. 'Ugly Eyes') — one of the Four Great Kings. Guardian King of the West and leader of the nagas.

In a previous life he was a garuda and, along with Vaishravana, had attacked two nagas who lived fearlessly on the ocean surface but were unable to harm them. The nagas explained that they had taken refuge in Buddha Kashyapa and their virtue protected them. Hearing this the two garudas also took refuge. The two nagas and two garudas all prayed to be reborn in the time of Buddha Shakyamuni in order to support him.

He protects beings in the western direction, averting forces that obstruct the practice of Dharma. His glance is harmful to beings and so he avoids looking at them by gazing at the stupa he carries.

Further Reading

  • Crystal Mirror, volume VI, Dharma Publishing 1984