Dhṛtarāṣṭra
deity sky Buddhist single tradition · 3
Dhṛtarāṣṭra is the Great King, Guardian of the East. Gandharvas are subject to him.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Virūpākṣa, Virūḍhaka, Bāliśikha, Campeyya, Chatramukhā, Chandaka, Chulodara, Dadhimukha, Daṇḍapāda, Dharmapīṭhā, Dharaṇīdhara, Diśāṃpati, Yakṣas, Vaiśravaṇa
- served by
- gandharvas
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Cāturmahārājakāyika Devas, and are subject to the Great King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Guardian of the East. Beings are reborn among the gandharvas as a consequence of having practiced the most basic form of ethics (Janavasabha Sutta, DN.18).”
#7174 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Sanskrit; Pali: Dhataraṭṭha) - Guardian of the East. Leader of the gandharvas and piśācas.”
#22082 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Dhṛtarāṣṭra - A Nāga King ॐ☸”
#34891 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001