We have visited many temples during our trip. The first thing we saw on both sides of the inner corridor of the Main Hall were four statues of the Vajra with glaring eyes, majestic, wearing armor and holding weapons.

[Reading] We have visited many temples during our trip. The first thing we see on both sides of the inner corridor of the Main Hall is four statues of the Vajra with their eyebrows and eyes, majestic, wearing armor and , holding weapons. The tour guide told us that these are the four heavenly kings of the Dharma Protector. I know very little about Buddhism and am confused. Why are the four great kings not 日本語日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本� I, who didn't seek much understanding, naturally made this doubt more doubtful.

by chance met a friend who believed in Buddhism and explained to me during a chat that the four kings were dedicated to the people’s filling and warmth. Each of them divided the labor was “good weather”. Seeing that I looked confused, I explained it in detail for me.

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Growth King

After listening to the "detailed explanation", he was even more confused and always felt that the most of the ingredients were far-fetched. I suddenly realized that the division of responsibilities of these four heavenly kings is like the female Guanyin, and is integrated from the integration of folk wisdom?

Hongmu Tianwang

So I checked some books and materials. The information is detailed and boring, so I won't mention it. I will only talk about the conclusion: Buddha saves sentient beings, and the sufferings outside believers must be saved by personal refuge. If you do not save yourself or take refuge, the problem of relieving difficulties will be no longer under the Buddha's duties.

Duowen Tianwang

It seems that religion is the same as the country, tribe, and group. It only solves internal problems, and other "people who are outside" ignore the examples. The four kings in folklore manage the world with good weather, obviously they control too much and too broadly. It is probably also a one-conscientious plan for the kind people.

is like Guanyin Bodhisattva is originally a male body, but the Chinese people feel so compassionate. The great love is like a god like a spring breeze and rain, and the Chinese Guanyin becomes a female appearance. This legend has further developed, saying that Guanyin has hundreds of appearances, and it does not show its true face to others. So a folk legend finally came to an end.

The four heavenly kings also remind me of the four heavenly kings of the Shang Dynasty in " Investiture of Gods ", Demon Liqing , Demon Lihong, Demon Lihai , and Demon Lishou four brothers. After their death, they were awarded the title of God by Jiang Ziya, and they were the King of the Kingdom of the Kingdom, the King of Growth, the King of Guangmu and the King of Duowen.

At this point, Buddhist Dharma Protector Vajra, folk legends and novels of Romance are all natural! This Vajra is not an outsider, and the people feel more intimate because they are familiar with each other; the missionaries are satisfied with the increase in believers, and the government is relieved that Vajra Venerables has included in the local god series.

This is the huge integrated energy of Chinese folk culture! It integrates the Buddhist culture , which is born in a foreign land, into the local area, into Mahayana Buddhism, and in its evolution, it collides with Confucian and Taoist cultures to create a more Chinese ideological core.