yul 'khor srung

yul 'khor srung

Literally, "Guardian of the Region." Name of one of the four great kings who rule over the four directions in the desire realm.

One of the "four great kings, guardians of the world," he is held to dwell in the east, presiding over the gandharva spirits that live there.

One of the four mahārājas, he is the guardian deity for the east and lord of the gandharvas.

One of the four mahārājas, he is the guardian deity for the east and traditionally lord of the gandharvas, though in this sūtra he appears to be king of the nāgas. It is also the name of a goose king that was one of the Buddha's previous lives, and in that instance it is translated into Tibetan as {ngang skya}.

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