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Ming Guardian Figure of Skanda
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Ping Sien Si - 010 Wei hu (Skanda) (15948243350)
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韦驮菩萨

韋馱菩薩
Wéituó Púsà
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Skanda (Wei-tuo) Bodhisattva, the guardian general of Buddhist monasteries and protector of the Dharma

About Skanda

宗教人物 religious figure

Armoured general who guards the Buddhist teachings and monasteries. In Chinese temples he stands in the 天王殿 behind the smiling 弥勒, facing the main hall, his vajra club in hand.

Also called  韦驮、 韦陀

Examples

HSK 7-9
寺庙的天王殿后面通常供奉着韦驮菩萨。
Sìmiào de Tiānwáng Diàn hòumiàn tōngcháng gòngfèng zhe Wéituó Púsà.
Behind the Hall of Heavenly Kings in temples, Skanda Bodhisattva is usually enshrined.
HSK 7-9
韦驮菩萨手持金刚杵，面向大雄宝殿。
Wéituó Púsà shǒuchí jīngāng chǔ, miànxiàng Dàxióng Bǎodiàn.
Skanda Bodhisattva holds a vajra and faces the Mahavira Hall.

Tips

culture
His name is a copying slip for Skanda, a Hindu war god: the Sanskrit was shortened to 建陀, scribes miswrote 建 as 违, later cut to 韦. Temple lore reads his vajra 杵: on his shoulder, visiting monks may lodge three days; held flat, one day; planted on the ground, none.

Stroke Order

韦 wéi
驮 tuó
菩 pú
萨 sà