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Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Hindu and Buddhist mythology

Also known as: Ch’ih-kuo, Jikoku, Yul-’khor-bsrung

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role as lokapāla

In lokapāla
The other Buddhist lokapālas are Dhṛtarāṣṭra (east), Virūḍhaka (south), and Virūpākṣa (west).
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