Virūḍhaka (Heavenly King)
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Virūḍhaka is a major deity in Buddhism. He is one of the Four Heavenly Kings and a dharmapala.
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Virūḍhaka | |
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Sanskrit | विरूढक
Virūḍhaka |
Pāli | विरूळ्हक
Virūḷhaka |
Burmese | ဝိရဠက |
Chinese | 增長天王
(Pinyin: Zēngzhǎng Tiānwáng) |
Japanese | 増長天
(romaji: Zōjōten or Zōchōten) |
Korean | 증장천왕
(RR: Jeungjang Cheonwang) |
Tagalog | Birudhaka |
Thai | ท้าววิรุฬหก
Thao Virunhok" |
Tibetan | འཕགས་སྐྱེས་པོ Wylie: 'phags skyes po THL: Pak Kyepo |
Vietnamese | Tăng Trưởng Thiên Vương |
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Venerated by | Theravāda
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Attributes | Guardian of the South |
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