Gwangmok Cheonwang
E952913
Gwangmok Cheonwang is the Korean name for Virūpākṣa, one of the Four Heavenly Kings in Buddhist tradition who guards the western direction.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist deity
ⓘ
Dharmapala ⓘ Heavenly King ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
guardian deities of the four directions
ⓘ
nāgas ⓘ protection of the Dharma ⓘ yakṣas ⓘ |
| culture | Korean Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
armored warrior deity
ⓘ
standing in a protective stance ⓘ |
| domain | western continent of the four continents around Mount Sumeru ⓘ |
| equivalentInChinese | Guǎngmù Tiānwáng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equivalentInSanskrit | Virūpākṣa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | protecting sentient beings who uphold the Dharma ⓘ |
| guardOfDirection | West ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart |
Damun Cheonwang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeungjang Cheonwang NERFINISHED ⓘ Jiguk Cheonwang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| koreanName | 광목천왕 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| KoreanNameOf | Virūpākṣa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Four Heavenly Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oftenDepictedHolding |
staff
ⓘ
stupa ⓘ sword ⓘ |
| partOf | Buddhist cosmology ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| role |
guardian of monasteries and temples
ⓘ
protector of the western quarter of the world ⓘ |
| title | Heavenly King of the West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
East Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.