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    Lokapāla (Sanskrit: लोकपाल, Tibetan: འཇིག་རྟེན་སྐྱོང་བ, Wylie: 'jig rten skyong ba), Sanskrit, Pāli, and Tibetan for "guardian of the world", has different...
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    Śrī Mahārāja Rakai Kayuwangi Dyah Lokapāla Śrī Sajjanotsavatuṅga was the seventh monarch of the Mataram Kingdom of Central Java period (commonly referred...
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    Kubera (category Lokapala)
    regarded as the regent of the north (Dikpala), and a protector of the world (Lokapala). His many epithets extol him as the overlord of numerous semi-divine species...
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    In Hinduism, the guardians of the cardinal directions are called the Lokapālas (लोकपाल), or Dikpalaka. Three main distinctions of Dikpalaka are recognized...
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    Guardians of the Law. There are two kinds of dharmapala, Worldly Guardians (lokapala) and Wisdom Protectors (jnanapala). Only Wisdom Protectors are enlightened...
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    as guardians at the entrance gate. In Tibet, Vaiśravaṇa is considered a lokapāla or dharmapāla in the retinue of Ratnasambhava. He is also known as the...
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    including Kaviswara, Srivijaya, Pandita, Chandra, Ravi Kirti (c. 634) and Lokapala. For fragmentary information on these writers, we can refer the work Karnataka...
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    spirits" and lokapala did not. Tang dynasty tomb figures of Liu Tingxun: Two earth spirits in front, two lokapala behind Pair of unglazed lokapala Pair of...
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    positions. In the 9th-century Prambanan temple, Central Java, high reliefs of Lokapala devatas, the guardians of deities of the directions, are found. The largest...
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    Brahma (category Lokapala)
    Brahma (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मा, IAST: Brahmā) is a Hindu god, referred to as "the Creator" within the Trimurti, the trinity of supreme divinity that includes...
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    Yama (category Lokapala)
    (forefathers), Naraka (hell), or be reborn on the earth. Yama is one of the Lokapalas (guardians of the realms), appointed as the protector of the south direction...
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    directions – Deities of the eight directions in Hinduism and Buddhism Lokapala – Guardians or kings of the cardinal directions Royal stars – Persian definition...
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    likely started by Rakai Pikatan and inaugurated by his successor King Lokapala. Some historians that adhere to dual dynasty theory suggest that the construction...
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  • A Lokpal (Sanskrit: लोकपाल lokapāla, "defender of people" or "People's Friend") is an anti-corruption authority or body of ombudsman who represents the...
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    Religion, Kubera, the god of wealth and I have been seen Yakshini world (Lokapāla). His many epithets extol him as the overlord of numerous semi-divine species...
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    mythology) Four Symbols Four temperaments Guardians of the directions Lokapala Royal stars Svetovid Tetramorph Watchtower A dictionary of Chinese Buddhist...
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  • conflict. Obeying his father, Kubera retired to Kailasha, and became a lokapala. www.wisdomlib.org (28 January 2019). "Story of Viśravas". www.wisdomlib...
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    is the eyes, the Vāyu the nose, the Prajapati the sexual organs, the Lokapalas the ears, Chandra the mind, Mitra the inward breath, Varuna the outward...
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    Nagarjuna, Jayabhandu for Kannada prose and Kavisvara, Pandita, Chandra and Lokapala in Kannada poetry (Narasimhacharya, 1988, p2) Kamat, Jyotsna. "Kannada...
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    Javanese (Kawi) inscriptions called Jaha Inscriptions issued by Maharaja Sri Lokapala from Mataram Kingdom in Central Java mentions three sorts of performers:...
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    deities: Candi (Canni), Indra (Thagyamin), Shiva, Vishnu, Asuras and the 4 Lokapala – These deities were placed at specific locations, at the entrances of...
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  • Successor Rakai Kayuwangi Dyah Lokapala Born Dyah Saladu Spouse Pramodhawardhani Issue Rakai Kayuwangi Dyah Lokapala House Sanjaya Religion Shivaist...
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    Shesha (category Lokapala)
    Shesha (Sanskrit: शेष, romanized: Śeṣa, lit. 'Remainder'), also known by his epithets Sheshanaga (Sanskrit: शेषनाग, romanized: Śeṣanāga, lit. 'The snake...
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    Indra (category Lokapala)
    among the Indo-Aryans. Rigvedic deities Indreshwar Deva Nahusha Aditya Lokapala Dikpala Indraloka Astra Astra of Indrajit Indra Dhwaja Indrajāla Vajra...
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    Kavirajamarga Durvinita 6th century Vimala Pre-850 Nagarjuna Pre-850 Jayabodhi Pre-850 Udaya Pre-850 Kavisvara Pre-850 Pandita Chandra Pre-850 Lokapala Pre-850...
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    Jamadagni, Parashurama, Bhargava, Balai, Dadhichi "Book 2: Sabha Parva: Lokapala Sabhakhayana Parva: Section XI". The Mahabharata. Translated by Kisari...
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    "Bishamon | Japanese god". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-09-08. "lokapala | Definition & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-09-08. "Kisshōten...
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  • Construction started in 713. With two more than 16 m (52 ft) carving statues of Lokapala 29°32′50″N 103°46′09″E / 29.5472°N 103.7692°E / 29.5472; 103.7692 (Leshan...
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    devatas that guard the eight, nine and ten cardinal points are called Lokapala (Guardians of the Directions) or, more specifically in ancient Java tradition...
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    attitude of adoration, perhaps the Guardian Kings of the Four Quarters (Lokapalas). The throne was discovered after excavations near the location of the...
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