Pāli Dictionary

virūḷhaka

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Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms


cosmology

  • Virūḷhaka, one of the Four Great Kings (Cātummahārājika devas), guardian of the southern quarter and ruler over the kumbhaṇḍas

  • DN 18

    idh'āhaṃ, bhante, vessavaṇena mahārājena pesito virūḷhakassa mahārājassa santike kenaci'd'eva karaṇīyena addasaṃ bhagavantaṃ antarāmagge giñjakāvasathaṃ pavisitvā māgadhake paricārake ārabbha aṭṭhiṃ katvā manasikatvā sabbaṃ cetasā samannāharitvā nisinnaṃ

Encyclopedia

Virūḷha
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  • One of the Four Great Regent Kings, guardian of the south, who sits facing north in the assembly of the devas and rules over the Kumbhaṇḍas.

DN 20DN 32

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