Group of Buddhist deities whose function is to protect the Dharma
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Translations of Eight Legions
English
Eight Legions
Sanskrit
अष्टसेना Aṣṭasenā
Chinese
八部眾; 天龍八部 (Pinyin: Bābùzhòng; Tiānlóngbābù)
Japanese
八部衆; 天龍八部衆 (Rōmaji: Hachibushū; Tenryūhachibu)
Korean
팔부신장; 천룡팔부 (RR: Palbusinjang; Cheonryongpalbu)
Tibetan
ལྷ་འདྲེ་སྡེ་བརྒྱད་ Wylie: lha srin sde brgyad
Tagalog
Astasena
Vietnamese
Bát Bộ Chúng; Thiên Long Bát Bộ
Glossary of Buddhism
The Eight Legions (Sanskrit: अष्टसेना, Aṣṭasenā; 八部衆) are a group of Buddhist deities whose function is to protect the Dharma. These beings are common among the audience addressed by the Buddha in Mahāyāna sūtras, making appearances in such scriptures as the Lotus Sutra and the Golden Light Sutra. They are also referred to as the "Eight Legions of Devas and Nāgas" (天龍八部).[1]
Asuras are also listed here as protectors of Dharma in the same sense as demigods are referred as "asuratvam" (holy) in Rigvedic "Hymn to all gods" where devas are related to "asuras" (thus, protectors of Dharma). Related word "ahura" in Zoroastrianism also means "god".
^"hachibushuu 八部衆". JAANUS. 2001. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
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