Trāyastriṃśa Heaven’s western side

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Trāyastriṃśa Heaven’s western side is the western quarter of the Buddhist heaven of the Thirty-Three, traditionally governed and protected by the guardian king Virūpākṣa.

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Trāyastriṃśa Heaven’s western side canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mythological location
region of heaven
associatedDeity Virūpākṣa
associatedRealmGuardian Virūpākṣa
associatedWith Heaven of the Thirty-Three
associatedWithConcept guardians of the four directions
correspondingHeavenlyKing Virūpākṣa
cosmologicalCategory heavenly quarter
cosmologicalFunction domain of the western guardian king
cosmologicalLevel Kāmadhātu (Desire Realm)
direction west
governedBy Virūpākṣa
guardianKing Virūpākṣa
hasCounterpart Trāyastriṃśa Heaven’s eastern side
Trāyastriṃśa Heaven’s northern side
Trāyastriṃśa Heaven’s southern side
languageOfName Sanskrit
locatedIn Buddhist cosmology
locatedOn summit of Mount Sumeru
mythologicalRole western quarter of the Heaven of the Thirty-Three
oneOfFourQuartersOf Trāyastriṃśa Heaven
linked to: Trayastrimsa heaven
partOf Trāyastriṃśa Heaven
linked to: Trayastrimsa heaven
protectedBy Virūpākṣa
relatedConcept Four Heavenly Kings
religiousTradition Buddhism

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Virūpākṣa residesIn Trāyastriṃśa Heaven’s western side