Dhṛtarāṣṭra
| Dhṛtarāṣṭra | |
|---|---|
| Sanskrit | धृतराष्ट्र
Dhṛtarāṣṭra |
| Pāli | धतरट्ठ
Dhataraṭṭha |
| Burmese | ဓတရဋ္ဌနတ်မင်း
(Romanization: "Datarattha Nat Min") |
| Chinese | 持國天王
(Pinyin: Chíguó Tiānwáng) |
| Japanese | 持国天
(romaji: Jikokuten) |
| Korean | 지국천
(RR: Jiguk cheon) |
| Sinhala | ධෘතරාෂ්ට්ර |
| Tagalog | Dhltalastla |
| Thai | ท้าวธตรฐ
Thao Thatarot |
| Tibetan | ཡུལ་འཁོར་སྲུང Wylie: yul 'khor srung THL: Yulkhor Sung |
| Vietnamese | Trì Quốc Thiên Vương |
| Information | |
| Venerated by | Theravāda
|
| Attributes | Guardian of the East |
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Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र; Pali: Dhataraṭṭha) is one of the Four Heavenly Kings in Buddhism, the King of the Gandhabbas, known as the guardian of the eastern direction and a protector of the Dharma. He is also widely revered in East Asian Buddhist traditions.