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Kingdom of Dambadeniya: 1220 CE 1345 CE Dambadeniya, Yapahuwa, Polonnaruwa, Kurunagala: Sinhala Sri Lanka: Kingdom of Gampola: 1341 CE 1408 CE Gampola: Sinhala: Kingdom of Kotte: 1412 CE 1597 CE Kotte: Sinhala: Kingdom of Sitawaka: 1521 CE 1594 CE Sitawaka: Sinhala: Kingdom of Kandy: 1469 CE 1815 CE Kandy: Sinhala, Tamil
Buddhist kingship refers to the beliefs and practices with regard to kings and queens in traditional Buddhist societies, as informed by Buddhist teachings. This is expressed and developed in Pāli and Sanskrit literature , early , later, as well as vernacular, and evidenced in epigraphic findings.
The Kingdom of Khotan was one of the earliest Buddhist kingdoms in the area and helped transmit Buddhism from India to China. [ 88 ] The Kushan Empire 's unification of most of this area and their support of Buddhism allowed it to easily spread along the trade routes of the region throughout Central Asia. [ 77 ]
He is harmonious and compassionate and protects all beings. Uses his music to convert others to Buddhism. Associated with the color white. King of the west and one who sees all. His symbolic weapon is a snake or red cord that is representative of a dragon. As the eye in the sky, he sees people who do not believe in Buddhism and converts them.
The ten realms are part of Buddhist cosmology and consist of four higher realms and six lower realms derived from the Indian concept of the six realms of rebirth. [3]These realms can also be described through the degrees of enlightenment that course through them. [4]
King Sāgara appears extensively throughout the Buddhist canon. His name often appears in enumerations of dragon kings that appear among Śākyamuni Buddha 's audience. On other occasions, he is a central figure who participates in conversation with the Buddha and bodhisattvas and elucidates matters in the realm of the nāgas.
According to Buddhist mythology, Vaiśravaṇa is the chief of these beings, and long ago dwelt together with them in the realm of darkness. When Vaiśravaṇa converted to Buddhism, the many demonic spirits under his jurisdiction likewise assumed the role of devotees to the Buddha. Originally malevolent beings, their conversion led to their ...
The Twenty-Four Protective Deities or the Twenty-Four Devas (Chinese: 二十四諸天; pinyin: Èrshísì Zhūtiān), sometimes reduced to the Twenty Protective Deities or the Twenty Devas (Chinese: 二十諸天; pinyin: Èrshí Zhūtiān), are a group of dharmapalas in Chinese Buddhism who are venerated as defenders of the Buddhist dharma.