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'''Four Great Kings''':
'''Four Great Kings''':


1. Ḍhṛtarāṣṭa [Skt.] (Tib. ''yul 'khor srung'') "Defender of the Area" in the East;<br>
1. Dritarashta (Ḍhṛtarāṣṭa [Skt.], Tib. ''yul 'khor srung'') "Defender of the Area" in the East;<br>
2. Virūḍhaka [Skt.] (Tib. '''phags skyes po'') "Noble Birth" in the South;<br>
2. Virudhaka (Virūḍhaka [Skt.], Tib. '''phags skyes po'') "Noble Birth" in the South;<br>
3. Virupākṣa [Skt.] (Tib. ''spyan mi bzang'') "Ugly Eyes" in the West; and<br>
3. Virupaksha (Virupākṣa [Skt.], (Tib. ''spyan mi bzang'') "Ugly Eyes" in the West; and<br>
4. Vaiśravaṇa [Skt.] (Tib. ''rnam thos sras'') "Son of He who has Heard Many Things" in the North.
4. Vaishravana (Vaiśravaṇa [Skt.], (Tib. ''rnam thos sras'') "Son of He who has Heard Many Things" in the North.


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Revision as of 19:55, 15 July 2007

Four Great Kings:

1. Dritarashta (Ḍhṛtarāṣṭa [Skt.], Tib. yul 'khor srung) "Defender of the Area" in the East;
2. Virudhaka (Virūḍhaka [Skt.], Tib. 'phags skyes po) "Noble Birth" in the South;
3. Virupaksha (Virupākṣa [Skt.], (Tib. spyan mi bzang) "Ugly Eyes" in the West; and
4. Vaishravana (Vaiśravaṇa [Skt.], (Tib. rnam thos sras) "Son of He who has Heard Many Things" in the North.