Four Heavenly Kings (disambiguation)
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The Four Heavenly Kings
are the Buddhist protective deities.
Four Heavenly Kings may also refer to:
Groups of four people:
Groups of four fictional characters:
Four Heavenly Kings
In the Buddhist faith, the Four Heavenly Kings are four gods, each of whom watches over one cardinal direction of the world.The Kings are collectively named as follows:...
are the Buddhist protective deities.
Four Heavenly Kings may also refer to:
Groups of four people:
- Kōdōkan ShitennōKōdōkan ShitennōFour Guardians of the Kōdōkan refers to the four notable judo competitors of the early Kōdōkan: Tsunejiro Tomita, Yamashita Yoshiaki, Yokoyama Sakujiro, and Saigō Shirō.- Four Guardians of the Kōdōkan :...
, notable judo competitors of the early Kōdōkan, referring to Tsunejiro TomitaTsunejiro Tomita, born , was the earliest disciple of judo. His name appears in the first line of the enrollment book of the Kōdōkan. Tomita, together with Saigō Shirō, became first in history of judo to be awarded black belt grade by the founder of judo Kanō Jigorō, who established the ranking system...
, Yamashita YoshiakiYamashita YoshiakiYamashita Yoshitsugu , was the first person to have been awarded 10th degree red belt rank in Kodokan judo. He was also a pioneer of judo in the United States....
, Yokoyama SakujiroYokoyama Sakujiro, was one of the earliest disciples of Kanō Jigorō. Yokoyama was 22 when he entered the Kōdōkan dojo in April, 1886. Yokoyama further assisted Kano in establishing the Kōdōkan. He was awarded the seventh grade in October, 1904, which was the highest dan in judo at the time...
, and Saigō Shirō - Shitennō (samurai), retainers of Minamoto no Yorimitsu
- Shitennō (Tokugawa clan)Shitenno (Tokugawa clan)The is a Japanese sobriquet describing four highly effective samurai generals who fought on behalf of Tokugawa Ieyasu in Sengoku period. They were famous during their lifetimes as the four most fiercely loyal vassals of the Tokugawa clan in the early Edo period....
, Japanese generals - Four singers dominating Cantopop music following prominent early-1990s retirements
Groups of four fictional characters:
- Shitennou (Sailor Moon), in animeAnimeis the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
. - Shitennō (The Four Generals of MutsuMutsu Provincewas an old province of Japan in the area of Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori prefecture and the municipalities of Kazuno and Kosaka in Akita Prefecture...
), the four leaders of a large dog pack in the mangaMangaManga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
and anime Ginga: Nagareboshi GinGinga: Nagareboshi GinGinga: Nagareboshi Gin Silver") is an adventure manga by Yoshihiro Takahashi. It was published by Shueisha in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1983 to 1987, and collected in 18 bound volumes...
. - Four Heavenly Kings, The Elite Four, any of various teams of four Pokémon trainers in the Pokémon meta-series.
- The Four Heavenly Kings/Four Guardians of Neo Arcadia, of the Mega Man Zero series.