Virūpākṣa
Sign in to saveVirūpākṣa (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.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Virūpākṣa is referenced by 49 other articles, and connects out to Theravāda, Korean Buddhism and buddhahood.
It is catalogued under topics including Four Heavenly Kings and Twenty-Four Protective Deities.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Buddha.name
- Virūpākṣa
- Buddha.image
- 広目天, Virūpākṣa, Heian period, Jōruri-ji.jpg
- Buddha.caption
- Statue of Virūpākṣa. Jōruri-ji, Japan.
- Buddha.sanskrit_name
- विरूपाक्ष Virūpākṣa
- Buddha.pali_name
- Virūpakkha
- Buddha.burmese_name
- ဝိရူပက္ခနတ်မင်း (Romanization: "Wirupakkha Nat Min")
- Buddha.chinese_name
- 廣目天王 (Pinyin: Guǎngmù Tiānwáng)
- Buddha.japanese_name
- 広目天 (romaji: Kōmokuten)
- Buddha.korean_name
- 광목천왕 (RR: Gwangmok Cheonwang)
- Buddha.tagalog_name
- Bilupaksa
- Buddha.thai_name
- ท้าววิรูปักษ์ Thao Wirupak
- Buddha.tibetan_name
- སྤྱན་མི་བཟངWylie: spyan mi bzangTHL: Chen Mi Zang
- Buddha.vietnamese_name
- Quảng Mục Thiên Vương
- Buddha.sinhalese_name
- විරූපාක්ෂ
- Buddha.veneration
- Theravāda (Ātānātiya Sutta) (Mahāsamāya Sutta) Mahāyāna (Golden Light Sutra) (Lalitavistara Sūtra) (Lotus Sutra) (Mahāmāyūrī Vidyārājñī Sūtra)
- Buddha.attributes
- Guardian of the West
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- 広目天, Virūpākṣa, Heian period, Jōruri-ji.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Names
- Characteristics
- Theravāda
- China
- Japan
- See also
- References
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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.
==Names== The name Virūpākṣa is a Sanskrit compound of the words virūpa (ugly; deformed) and akṣa (eyes). Buddhaghosa interpreted virūpa as also meaning "various", which lends to the understanding that Virūpākṣa is endowed with clairvoyance. Other names include: Traditional Chinese: 廣目天王; simplified Chinese: 广目天王; pinyin: Guǎngmù Tiānwáng; Korean: 광목천왕 Gwangmok Cheonwang; Vietnamese: Quảng Mục Thiên Vương, a calque of Sanskrit Virūpākṣa Traditional Chinese: 毘楼博叉; pinyin: Bílóubóchā; Japanese: Birubakusha; Korean: 비류박차 Bilyubagcha; Tagalog: Bilupaksa; Vietnamese: Tỳ Lưu Bác Xoa. This is a transliteration of the original Sanskrit name. , THL Chen Mi Zang, "Ugly Eyes", a calque of Sanskrit '' Thao Wirupak is an honorific plus the modern pronunciation of Pali Virūpakkha.
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