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They are composed of four Hindu [[gods]]
They are composed of four Hindu [[gods]]
#[[Brahma]],  
#[[Brahma]],  
#Shambhu ([[Shiva]]),  
#Shambhu (aka [[Shiva]]),  
#Narayana ([[Vishnu]]),  
#Narayana (aka [[Vishnu]]),  
#[[Indra]] the Thousand-Eyed,
#Sahasrajna, The Thousand-Eyed (aka [[Indra]])
and the [[Four Great Kings]]:
and the [[Four Great Kings]]:
#[[Dhritarashtra]],  
#[[Dhritarashtra]],  

Revision as of 11:09, 13 October 2023

The Eight Guardians of the World are mentioned in Mipham Rinpoche's famous Verses of the Eight Noble Auspicious Ones.

They are composed of four Hindu gods

  1. Brahma,
  2. Shambhu (aka Shiva),
  3. Narayana (aka Vishnu),
  4. Sahasrajna, The Thousand-Eyed (aka Indra)

and the Four Great Kings:

  1. Dhritarashtra,
  2. Virudhaka,
  3. Virupaksha,
  4. Vaishravana.