Virūḍhaka

Buddhist · deity · mythic · deity

Heavenly King of the south and lord of the kumbhāṇḍas, one of the Four Heavenly Kings guarding the world from Mount Sumeru.

Domains

guardianship of the south
lordship of the kumbhandas

Powers

Guard the southern quarter of the world
Command the hosts of kumbhāṇḍa spirits
Cut through ignorance with the sword of wisdom

Epithets

増長天
विरूढक
增長天王

Relations

companion: Dhṛtarāṣṭra
companion: Vaiśravaṇa
companion: Virūpākṣa

Sources

Pali Canon, Āṭānāṭiya-sutta (DN 32), Dīgha Nikāya

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