Mig-mi bzang
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Mig-mi bzang is the Tibetan name for Virūpākṣa, one of the Four Great Kings who serve as guardian deities in Buddhist cosmology.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist deity
ⓘ
Four Heavenly Kings ⓘ guardian king ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept | protection of the Dharma ⓘ |
| associatedWithRealm | western quarter of Mount Sumeru ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Dharmapāla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalLocation | lower slopes of Mount Sumeru ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole |
guardian of one of the four cardinal directions
ⓘ
protector of the world ⓘ |
| culture | Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equivalentInChinese | Guangmu Tianwang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equivalentInJapanese | Kōmokuten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equivalentInSanskrit | Virūpākṣa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
guardian of beings in the western direction
ⓘ
protector of the four continents surrounding Mount Sumeru ⓘ |
| groupWith |
Yul-’khor srung (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rNam-thos sras (Vaiśravaṇa) NERFINISHED ⓘ ’Phags-skyes po (Virūḍhaka) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Four Great Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInGroup | guardian king of the West ⓘ |
| role | guardian of the western direction ⓘ |
| TibetanNameOf | Virūpākṣa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Mahayana Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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