Jangchok Cheonwang

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Jangchok Cheonwang is the Korean name for Virūḍhaka, one of the Four Heavenly Kings in Buddhist tradition who guards the southern direction.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Jangchok Cheonwang canonical 2
Jeungjang Cheonwang 1
Jiguk Cheonwang 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist deity
Dharmapala
Heavenly King
associatedWith Buddhist cosmology
guardian deities of the cardinal directions
protecting the Dharma
belongsToTradition Mahayana Buddhism
linked to: Mahayana

Vajrayana-influenced East Asian practices
cosmologicalRealm Cāturmahārājika heaven
culture Korean Buddhism
domain Buddhist temples
equivalentInChinese Zēngzhǎng Tiānwáng
equivalentInJapanese Zōchō-ten
equivalentInSanskrit Virūḍhaka
function protecting Buddhist practitioners
warding off evil influences
guardOfDirection south
hasCounterpart other Three Heavenly Kings
iconographicRole standing guard at temple gates
KoreanNameOf Virūḍhaka
linguisticOriginOfName Korean language
memberOf Four Heavenly Kings
positionAmongFourHeavenlyKings guardian of the south
religion Buddhism
role guardian of the world
protector of the southern quarter
title Heavenly King of the South
linked to: Heavenly King
typeOfDeity protective deity
veneratedAs guardian king
worshippedIn East Asian Buddhism
Korean Buddhist temples

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Virūḍhaka KoreanName Jangchok Cheonwang
Caturmahārāja equivalentTermInKorean Sacheonwang
linked to: Jangchok Cheonwang
’Phags-skyes-po hasKoreanName Jangchok Cheonwang
Gwangmok Cheonwang hasCounterpart Jeungjang Cheonwang
linked to: Jangchok Cheonwang
Gwangmok Cheonwang hasCounterpart Jiguk Cheonwang
linked to: Jangchok Cheonwang