Twelve Heavenly Generals
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Twelve Heavenly Generals
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Jūni Shinshō In East Asian Buddhism, the Twelve Heavenly Generals or Twelve Divine Generals are the protective deities, or yaksha, of Bhaisajyaguru, the buddha of healing. They are introduced in the Medicine Buddha Sutra or Bhaiṣajyaguruvaidūryaprabharāja Sūtra.
They are collectively named as follows:
- simplified Chinese: 十二神将; traditional Chinese: 十二神將; pinyin: Shí'èr Shén Jiāng
- Japanese: Jūni Shinshō (十二神将) or Jūni Shinnō (十二神王) or Jūni Yakusha Taishō (十二薬叉大将)
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Yaksha of Bhaisajyaguru
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Heavenly_Generals
date created:
2009-06-24T20:37:33Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T18:04:51Z
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