’Phags-skyes-po
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’Phags-skyes-po is the Tibetan name for Virūḍhaka, one of the Four Heavenly Kings who guards the southern direction in Buddhist cosmology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ’Phags-skyes po (Virūḍhaka) | 1 |
| ’Phags-skyes-po canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11860987 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ’Phags-skyes-po Context triple: [Virūḍhaka, TibetanName, ’Phags-skyes-po]
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A.
Tengyur
Tengyur is a major Tibetan Buddhist canonical collection comprising translations of Indian commentarial and scholastic works that explain and elaborate on the Buddha’s teachings.
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B.
Pho Chhu
Pho Chhu is a major river in Bhutan that flows through the Punakha Valley, known for its scenic beauty and the Punakha Dzong situated at its confluence with another river.
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C.
Jonang
Jonang is a distinctive Tibetan Buddhist school known for its emphasis on the shentong ("empty of other") view of emptiness and its rich Kalachakra tantra tradition.
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D.
Tukje Chenpo
Tukje Chenpo is an island located within Lake Rakshastal in western Tibet, known for its remote, high-altitude setting near Mount Kailash.
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E.
Tibetan Tengyur
The Tibetan Tengyur is a major collection of translated Indian Buddhist commentarial and scholastic works that, together with the Kangyur, forms the core canon of Tibetan Buddhism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ’Phags-skyes-po Target entity description: ’Phags-skyes-po is the Tibetan name for Virūḍhaka, one of the Four Heavenly Kings who guards the southern direction in Buddhist cosmology.
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A.
Tengyur
Tengyur is a major Tibetan Buddhist canonical collection comprising translations of Indian commentarial and scholastic works that explain and elaborate on the Buddha’s teachings.
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B.
Pho Chhu
Pho Chhu is a major river in Bhutan that flows through the Punakha Valley, known for its scenic beauty and the Punakha Dzong situated at its confluence with another river.
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C.
Jonang
Jonang is a distinctive Tibetan Buddhist school known for its emphasis on the shentong ("empty of other") view of emptiness and its rich Kalachakra tantra tradition.
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D.
Tukje Chenpo
Tukje Chenpo is an island located within Lake Rakshastal in western Tibet, known for its remote, high-altitude setting near Mount Kailash.
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E.
Tibetan Tengyur
The Tibetan Tengyur is a major collection of translated Indian Buddhist commentarial and scholastic works that, together with the Kangyur, forms the core canon of Tibetan Buddhism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist deity
ⓘ
Four Heavenly King ⓘ guardian king ⓘ |
| associatedWithClassOfBeings |
kumbhāṇḍas
ⓘ
yakṣas ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
defense against evil beings
ⓘ
protection of moral order ⓘ |
| associatedWithRealm |
Heaven of the Four Great Kings
ⓘ
linked to:
Cāturmahārājika heaven
southern quarter of Mount Sumeru ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| correspondsTo |
Virūḍhaka in Sanskrit sources
ⓘ
Zēngzhǎng Tiānwáng in Chinese iconography ⓘ
linked to:
Zēngzhǎng Tiānwáng
Zōchō-ten in Japanese iconography ⓘ |
| guardsDirection | south ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
command over southern spirits
ⓘ
wrathful appearance ⓘ |
| hasChineseName | Zēngzhǎng Tiānwáng ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | Zōchō-ten ⓘ |
| hasKoreanName | Jangchok Cheonwang ⓘ |
| hasSanskritName | Virūḍhaka ⓘ |
| iconographicPosition | south side of temple entrances ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Tibetan ⓘ |
| memberOf | Four Heavenly Kings ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Pāli Canon
ⓘ
linked to:
the Pali Canon
various Mahāyāna sūtras ⓘ Āgama sutras ⓘ
linked to:
Āgamas
|
| oftenDepictedAs | armored warrior ⓘ |
| oftenDepictedHolding |
stupa
ⓘ
sword ⓘ |
| protects |
Buddhist practitioners
ⓘ
southern gate of the world ⓘ |
| role |
guardian of the southern continent Jambudvīpa
ⓘ
protector of the Dharma ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
expansion
ⓘ
growth ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
East Asian Buddhism
ⓘ
Theravāda Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| worshipPracticesInclude |
offerings at temple gates
ⓘ
protective prayers ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ’Phags-skyes-po Description of subject: ’Phags-skyes-po is the Tibetan name for Virūḍhaka, one of the Four Heavenly Kings who guards the southern direction in Buddhist cosmology.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: ’Phags-skyes-po