lokapala (English spelling)

Japanese: lokapāla(英語表記)lokapala
lokapala (English spelling)

...He is also said to be a household deity who bestows blessings, prosperity, and wealth on his worshippers, and is also a guardian deity. Later, he was considered to be one of the eight Lokapāla (guardian deities of the world) and to be in charge of the southeast. His appearance is often likened to flames, and he is said to have golden jaws and teeth, and flames as hair, but in later images he is depicted as a three-faced, three-legged, seven-armed deity.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "lokapāla" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また家庭の神として,崇拝者に恩恵を与え,繁栄,富をもたらすともいわれ,守護神の性格も備えている。後にはローカパーラlokapāla8神(世界の守護神)の一つとして,東南をつかさどるとされた。姿は主として炎になぞらえられ,黄金の顎・歯を持ち,炎を髪とするなどといわれるが,後世の図像では三面三脚七臂の神として描かれる。…

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