’Phags-skyes-po
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’Phags-skyes-po is the Tibetan name for Virūḍhaka, one of the Four Heavenly Kings who guards the southern direction in Buddhist cosmology.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist deity
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Four Heavenly King ⓘ guardian king ⓘ |
| associatedWithClassOfBeings |
kumbhāṇḍas
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yakṣas ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
defense against evil beings
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protection of moral order ⓘ |
| associatedWithRealm |
Heaven of the Four Great Kings
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southern quarter of Mount Sumeru ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| correspondsTo |
Virūḍhaka in Sanskrit sources
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Zēngzhǎng Tiānwáng in Chinese iconography NERFINISHED ⓘ Zōchō-ten in Japanese iconography ⓘ |
| guardsDirection | south ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
command over southern spirits
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wrathful appearance ⓘ |
| hasChineseName | Zēngzhǎng Tiānwáng ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | Zōchō-ten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKoreanName | Jangchok Cheonwang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSanskritName | Virūḍhaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconographicPosition | south side of temple entrances ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Tibetan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Four Heavenly Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Pāli Canon
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various Mahāyāna sūtras ⓘ Āgama sutras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oftenDepictedAs | armored warrior ⓘ |
| oftenDepictedHolding |
stupa
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sword ⓘ |
| protects |
Buddhist practitioners
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southern gate of the world ⓘ |
| role |
guardian of the southern continent Jambudvīpa
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protector of the Dharma ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
expansion
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growth ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
East Asian Buddhism
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Theravāda Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipPracticesInclude |
offerings at temple gates
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protective prayers ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.