天てん王のう

noun

heavenly king

Buddhist term for a divine guardian king, especially one of the Four Heavenly Kings (四天王).

• 四し天てん王のうは仏ぶっ教きょうの守しゅ護ご神しんで、それぞれ東とう西ざい南なん北ぼくを守まもる天てん王のうです。

  The Four Heavenly Kings are guardian deities in Buddhism, each protecting one of the four cardinal directions.

noun

Gozu Tenno

Refers specifically to Gozu Tenno (牛頭天王), a deity of Japanese folk religion often identified with the Indian god Gavagriva. Usually encountered in the compound 牛頭天王.

See also: 牛頭天王

• 牛ご頭ず天てん王のうは疫えき病びょうを鎮しずめる神かみとして信しん仰こうされてきた。

  Gozu Tenno has been worshipped as a deity who quells epidemics.