Four Heavenly Kings

Buddhist gods

' (Sanskrit: वैश्रवण) or ' (Pali; , , ) is one of the Four Heavenly Kings, and is considered an important figure in Buddhism. He is the god of warfare and usually portrayed as a warrior-king. Vaiśravana is based on Kubera, the Hindu deity of wealth.

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र; Pali: Dhataraṭṭha) is one of the Four Heavenly Kings in Buddhism, the King of the Gandhabbas, known as the guardian of the eastern direction and a protector of the Dharma. He is also widely revered in East Asian Buddhist traditions.

Mahāyāna sutra

Virūpākṣa (Sanskrit; Pali: Virūpakkha; traditional Chinese: 廣目天王; simplified Chinese: 广目天王; pinyin: Guǎngmù Tiānwáng; Japanese: 広目天 Kōmokuten) is a major deity in Buddhism. He is one of the Four Heavenly Kings and a dharmapala.

major deity in Buddhism, one of the Four Heavenly Kings and a dharmapala

the first hall inside shanmen in Chinese Buddhist temples, which enshrines Four Heavenly Kings, Maitreya Buddha, Skanda

thumb|260px|The 9th century Hindu Lokapala [[devata, the guardians of the directions, on the wall of Shiva temple, Prambanan, Java, Indonesia.]] thumb|right|160px|The Korean statuette of Lokapala thumb|right|160px|Statues of two Tang dynasty Lokapala

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Cāturmahārājakāyika (; ) heaven is the first world of the devas in Buddhist cosmology. The word Cāturmahārājakāyika refers to the Four Heavenly Kings (Cāturmahārāja) who rule over this world along with the assemblage or multitude (kāyika) of beings that dwell there.

32nd Sutta in the Digha Nikaya