Four+heavenly+kings

Four heavenly kings short version

Four heavenly kings were come from Indian Buddhism, but by the time passed, Chinese created Chinese versions of those four characters. Those four kings are protecting four directions of world, south, north, east and west. The north heavenly kings is called Duowen, he fights with evil spirits and protects people’s wealth. The south heavenly kings is called Zengzhang, Zengzhang has the most furious expression on his face. He resides in the Glass Palace on the south of the Four Heavens. The east heavenly king is called Chiguo, on the battlefield; he plucks the musical instrument to teach people to believe Buddhism. He resides in the Golden Palace on the east of the Four Heavens. The last one is Guangmu. He resides in the Silver Palace on the west of the Four Heavens.The four heavenly kings is representing ‘feng tiao yu shun’( 风调雨顺 ), which is meaning "Good Climate". The four heavenly kings are the important part of Chinese Buddhism culture, it‘s even exist in ancient literatures.