Virūpākṣa
deity sky Buddhist single tradition · 4
Virūpākṣa (Pāli: Virūpakkha) is one of the Four Heavenly Kings who guards the western direction. The nāgas are his followers. They act as guards upon Mount Sumeru, protecting the dēvas of Trāyastriṃśa from attacks by the asuras.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Found in the earliest Buddhist sources and shared by Mahayana and Theravada traditions.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Mucalinda, Virūḍhaka, Padma, Kādraveya, Krodhavaśa, Kṛṣṇagautama, Vaiśravaṇa, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Nāgas, Ashura
- served by
- Nāgas
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (4)
Source passages
“The nāgas are the followers of Virūpākṣa (Pāli: Virūpakkha), one of the Four Heavenly Kings who guards the western direction. They act as guards upon Mount Sumeru, protecting the dēvas of Trāyastriṃśa from attacks by the asuras.”
#10198 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Virūpākṣa (P: Virūpakkha) - Guardian of the West. Leader of the nāgas and pūtanas.”
#22084 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Virūpākṣa - ☸”
#34875 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The nāgas are the followers of Virūpākṣa (Pāli: Virūpakkha), one of the Four Heavenly Kings who guards the western direction.”
#35227 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5