Lokapalas

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Buddhist deities Hindu deities directional deities guardian deities

The Lokapalas are a group of guardian deities in Hindu and Buddhist traditions who preside over and protect the cardinal directions of the world.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Lokapalas (Four Heavenly Kings)	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist deities ⓘ Hindu deities ⓘ directional deities ⓘ guardian deities ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Dikpalas NERFINISHED ⓘ Lokapala Devas NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedConcept	cardinal directions ⓘ cosmic geography ⓘ kingship ⓘ protection ⓘ
category	Buddhist gods ⓘ Hindu gods ⓘ directional guardians ⓘ
cosmicFunction	maintaining cosmic order ⓘ presiding over cardinal directions ⓘ
cosmologicalLocation	edges of the world ⓘ
depictedAs	armed guardians ⓘ regal figures ⓘ
directionGuarded	east ⓘ north ⓘ south ⓘ west ⓘ
etymology	Sanskrit term meaning protectors of the world ⓘ
functionInRitual	guarding the quarters in mandalas ⓘ protecting sacred space ⓘ
influenceOn	Buddhist guardian king concept ⓘ East Asian temple gate guardians ⓘ
language	Sanskrit ⓘ
member	Indra NERFINISHED ⓘ Kubera NERFINISHED ⓘ Varuna NERFINISHED ⓘ Yama NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfDeities	4 ⓘ
relatedConcept	Caturmaharajika Devas NERFINISHED ⓘ Four Heavenly Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition	Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ
role	guardians of the directions NERFINISHED ⓘ protectors of the world ⓘ
textualMention	Buddhist sutras ⓘ Hindu epics ⓘ Puranic literature ⓘ
worshipContext	ritual invocations ⓘ temple architecture ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tianwang Dian → associatedDeityGroup → Lokapalas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lokapalas (Four Heavenly Kings)

Kubera → groupMembership → Lokapalas ⓘ