Virūpākṣa

Buddhist · deity · mythic · deity

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

Domains

guardianship of the west
lordship of the nagas

Powers

Guard the western quarter of the world
Command the serpent nāgas
See all things across the world with far-seeing eyes

Epithets

廣目天
विरूपाक्ष
廣目天王

Relations

companion: Dhṛtarāṣṭra
companion: Vaiśravaṇa
companion: Virūḍhaka

Sources

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

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