Virūḍhaka
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Virūḍhaka is one of the Four Heavenly Kings in Buddhist cosmology, traditionally regarded as the guardian of the southern direction and protector of the Dharma.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Virūḍhaka canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist deity
ⓘ
Four Heavenly King ⓘ guardian king ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Mahayana sutras
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahāyāna sutras
the Pali Canon ⓘ
surface form:
Pāli Canon
Āgamas ⓘ
surface form:
Āgama sutras
|
| associatedConcept |
growth
ⓘ
increase ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
kumbhāṇḍas
ⓘ
yakṣas ⓘ |
| ChineseName | Zēngzhǎng Tiānwáng ⓘ |
| cosmologicalLevel | lowest heaven of the desire realm ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRealm | Cāturmahārājika heaven ⓘ |
| directionGuarded | south ⓘ |
| function |
defender of the southern continent
ⓘ
subduer of evil beings ⓘ |
| guardianshipScope | southern quarter of the world ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
armor
ⓘ
boots ⓘ helmet ⓘ sword ⓘ |
| iconographicRole | warrior guardian ⓘ |
| JapaneseName | Zōchō-ten ⓘ |
| KoreanName | Jangchok Cheonwang ⓘ |
| leads |
kumbhāṇḍa spirits
ⓘ
yakṣa spirits ⓘ |
| memberOf | Four Heavenly Kings ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “he who causes to grow” ⓘ |
| otherMembers |
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
ⓘ
Bishamonten ⓘ
surface form:
Vaiśravaṇa
Virūpākṣa ⓘ |
| PaliName | Virūḷhaka ⓘ |
| protects |
Buddhist law and order
ⓘ
Buddhist monasteries ⓘ Buddhist practitioners ⓘ Buddhist teachings ⓘ |
| protectsDirection | Jambudvīpa (southern continent) ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| role |
guardian of the southern direction
ⓘ
protector of the Dharma ⓘ |
| SanskritName | Virūḍhaka self-link ⓘ |
| templePlacement | southern side of temple gates ⓘ |
| TibetanName | ’Phags-skyes-po ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
East Asian Buddhism
ⓘ
Theravada ⓘ
surface form:
Theravāda Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.