rgyal chen bzhi
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rgyal chen bzhi is the Tibetan name for the Four Heavenly Kings, the quartet of guardian deities who protect the four cardinal directions in Buddhist cosmology.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist deity
ⓘ
Four Heavenly Kings ⓘ group of deities ⓘ guardian deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mount Meru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRealm | Cāturmahārājika heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Buddhist protective deities
ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhist deities ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole |
protectors of the Dharma
ⓘ
protectors of the world ⓘ |
| culture | Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directionGuardedBy |
Dhṛtarāṣṭra guards the east
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vaiśravaṇa guards the north NERFINISHED ⓘ Virūpākṣa guards the west NERFINISHED ⓘ Virūḍhaka guards the south NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain | Buddhist cosmology ⓘ |
| function |
protecting Buddhist practitioners
ⓘ
warding off evil ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vaiśravaṇa NERFINISHED ⓘ Virūpākṣa NERFINISHED ⓘ Virūḍhaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconographyFeature |
depicted in armor
ⓘ
often shown holding weapons ⓘ often shown standing on subdued demons ⓘ |
| linguisticForm | Tibetan language name ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| role | guardian of the four cardinal directions ⓘ |
| script | Tibetan script ⓘ |
| translationOf | Four Heavenly Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Himalayan Buddhist regions
ⓘ
Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.