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On Ancient Central-Asian
Tracks Silk banners of Lokapalas Vasravana and Virudhaka at Tun-huang -
Lokapalas in Buddhist theology are the guardians of directions, Warrior kings
dressed in armor - one of the two caegories of Dharmapala the other being
protectors of wisdom. The Lokapalas are Vaisiravana - He who hears all - north,
with pike or halbard and often a snake (or umbrella and mongoose); Dhrtarastra
- He who upholds the realm - east with bow and arrow or pipa; Virupaksa - He
who sees all - west with sword or pearl; and Virudhaka - He who causes all to
grow - south with sword or club - Unfortunately from this photo of a photo we
cannot determine all the details.
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