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This article is about Buddhist symbolic statues. For other uses of the term, see Four Heavenly Kings (disambiguation).

Under the Buddhist faith, the Four Heavenly Kings (Sanskrit: Deva-raja or lokapala; Chinese: Tianwang or Tienwang (天王); Japanese: Shitennou (四天王)) are four guardian gods who reside at the foot of Mount Sumeru, each of whom is responsible for one cardinal direction. They are the protectors of the world and fighters of evil, each able to command a legion of supernatural creatures to protect the Dharma. They are: Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... In Japanese Buddhism, the Four Guardian Gods (Jp. ... Shitennou is the Japanese term for the Four Guardians of Master X in the videogame series Mega Man Zero. ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by... Sanskrit ( संस्कृतम् ; pronunciation : ) is an Indo-European classical language of India and a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. ... In Hinduism and Buddhism, the lokapala (Skt. ... Mount Sumeru is the axial mountain on which both the religions of Hindu and Buddhism see as the center of the universe. ... ... The World in plate carrée projection The World In English, world is rooted in a compound of the obsolete words were, man, and eld, age; thus, its oldest meaning is age or life of man. Its primary modern meaning is the planet Earth, especially when capitalized: the World. ... Evil is a term describing that which is regarded as morally bad, intrinsically corrupt, wantonly destructive, inhumane, or wicked. ... The supernatural (Latin: super- exceeding + nature) refers to forces and phenomena which are beyond ordinary scientific understanding. ... Dharma (Sanskrit: धर्म) Dhamma [Pali] means Natural Law or Reality, and with respect to its significance for spirituality and religion might be considered the Way of the Higher Truths. ...

In Chinese they are known collectively as "Fēng Tiáo Yǔ Shùn" (風調雨順/风调雨顺), which translates into "Good Climate". Image File history File links Fourheavenlykings512x170. ...

Their names also represent the weapons they use. (The Chinese language uses tones, with a different tone having a different meaning, although many different words can also share the same tone and pronouciation.) Chinese (written) language (pinyin: zhōngw n) written in Chinese characters The Chinese language (汉语/漢語, 华语/華語, or 中文; Pinyin: H nyǔ, Hu yǔ, or Zhōngw n) is a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ...

"Fēng" sounds like "edge" (鋒/锋), hence the corresponding weapon is a sword. "Tiáo" sounds like "Tune", hence the corresponding weapon is a musical instrument. The musical instrument can create dis-harmonious music and sound waves to confuse enemies and give them headaches. "Yǔ" means "rain", hence the corresponding weapon is an umbrella. The umbrella can release rains of daggers. "Shùn" represented a crimson Chinese dragon (赤龙). Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century Sword (from Old English sweord, cognate to Old High German swert, literally wounding tool from a Proto-Indo-European root *swer- to wound, to hurt) is a term for a long-edged, bladed weapon, consisting in its most fundamental design of a blade, usually... Music is a human activity which involves structured and audible sounds, which is used for artistic or aesthetic, entertainment, or ceremonial purposes. ... A schematic representation of hearing. ... A headache (medically known as cephalgia) is a condition of mild to severe pain in the head; sometimes neck or upper back pain may also be interpreted as a headache. ... An umbrella is a device used for temporary shade or shelter from precipitation. ... A dagger (from Vulgar Latin: daca - a Dacian knife) is a blade weapon (essentially a double-edged knife) used for stabbing, thrusting or as a secondary defense weapon in close combat. ... Chinese dragons The Chinese dragon or Oriental dragon (Traditional:龍; Simplifed:é¾™; pinyin: lóng; Cantonese Yale: lùhng; Japanese: ryÅ« or tatsu ç«œ; Korean: ryong; hangul: 룡; Thai: มังกรจีน mungkorn; Vietnamese: Rồng) is a mythical Chinese creature that also appears in other East Asian cultures. ...