Virūpākṣa
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Painting of Kōmokuten (Virūpākṣa), the Guardian of the West (Sinhala: විරූපාක්ශ) (one of the Four Guardian Kings). 13th century.
Virūpākṣa (simplified Chinese: 广目天王; traditional Chinese: 廣目天王; pinyin: Guǎngmù Tiānwáng, Japanese: 広目天 Kōmoku-ten) is one of the Four Heavenly Kings representing the cardinal direction of the west in Buddhist cosmology.
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Korean statue of Gwangmok Cheonwang (Virūpākṣa)
His followers are the Nāga. His name means 'He who sees all'.
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