Bhadrapāla
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Bhadrapāla is a lay bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism recognized as one of the eight prominent bodhisattvas who pledged to safeguard and promote the true Dharma during the period of Dharma decline. He is mentioned in the Dazhidulun as one of sixteen significant bodhisattvas who retained their status as householders. In the Mahāratnakūṭa Sūtra, Bhadrapāla is described as the son of a prosperous merchant living a life of luxury.
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“Bhadrapāla ("Auspicious Protector", Standard Tibetan: བཟང་སྐྱོང, romanized: bzang skyong; Chinese: 賢護, romanized: xiánhù; 跋陀波羅, bátuóbōluó; Japanese: 跋陀婆羅, romanized: baddabara, battabara, batsudahara; 賢護, kengo) is a lay bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism”
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