Heavenly King of the East; 持國天王; Tibetan: ཡུལ་འཁོར་སྲུང (Yulkhor Sung); Wylie: yul ‘khor srung; Sanskrit: Dhṛtarāṣṭra;
Dhrtarastra (he who upholds the realm) is the White Heavenly King of the East, god of music holding a string instrument. He is the leader of Gandharva, using music to convert beings to Buddhism.
持國天王是佛教的護法神,「四大天王」之一、爲乾闥婆王、住須彌山白銀埵,身為白色,穿甲冑,負責守護東勝神洲。
Synonyms/Additional Terms 同義詞:
Dhrtarastra
持國天王