Virūḍhaka
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Virūḍhaka is one of the Four Heavenly Kings
and an important figure in Buddhist mythology. He is part of the Buddhist Pantheon of Esoteric Buddhism.
His name means “He who enlarges” or “Patron of Growth”, and he is the guardian of the South
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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:...
and an important figure in Buddhist mythology. He is part of the Buddhist Pantheon of Esoteric Buddhism.
His name means “He who enlarges” or “Patron of Growth”, and he is the guardian of the South
South
South is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.South is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to east and west.By convention, the bottom side of a map is south....
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