Eight Guardians of the World

The Eight Guardians of the World are mentioned in Mipham Rinpoche's famous Verses of the Eight Noble Auspicious Ones.

They are composed of four Hindu gods:

1. Mighty Brahma,
2. Shambhu (aka Shiva),
3. Narayana (aka Vishnu), and
4. Sahasrajna, The Thousand-Eyed (aka Indra);

and the Four Great Kings:

1. Dhritarashtra,
2. Virudhaka,
3. Virupaksha, and
4. Vaishravana.