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[[Image:Shitenno.jpg|right|thumb|320px|[[Kamakura period]] wooden sculptures of the Shitennô, [[Freer Gallery of Art]].]]
*''Japanese'': 四天王 ''(shitennou)''
The ''Shitennô'', lit. "Four Heaven Kings," are a group of Buddhist figures who serve as symbolic guardians of the four directions. They originated as folk religion figures in Central Asia, before being incorporated into the Chinese Buddhist pantheon, and as such take the form of armored horse-riding warriors.
The four are:
*Tamonten 多聞天, also known as Bishamonten 毘沙門天 (Guardian of the North)
*Jikokuten 持国天 (Guardian of the East)
*Zôchôten 増長天 (Guardian of the South)
*Kômokuten 広目天 (Guardian of the West)
The term Shitennô has also been used historically to refer to certain figures' most trusted four generals, or to group and elevate other figures. Some examples include:
*[[Shitenno (Yoshitsune)|Minamoto Yoshitsune's Shitennô]]: [[Suruga Jiro|Suruga Jirô]], [[Kamei Rokuro|Kamei Rokurô]], [[Kataoka Hachiro|Kataoka Hachirô]], [[Ise Saburo|Ise Saburô]]
*[[Oda Shitenno|Oda Nobunaga's Shitennô]]: [[Akechi Mitsuhide]], [[Niwa Nagahide]], [[Shibata Katsuie]], and [[Takigawa Kazumasa]]
*[[Tokugawa Shitenno|Tokugawa Ieyasu's Shitennô]]: [[Honda Tadakatsu]], [[Ii Naomasa]], [[Sakai Tadatsugu]], and [[Sakikabara Yasumasa]].
*The ''Waka[[onnagata]] no Shitennô'': [[Kabuki]] actors [[Yoshizawa Ayame I]], [[Ogino Sawanojo|Ogino Sawanojô]], [[Mizuki Tatsunosuke I]], and [[Sodesaki Karyu|Sodesaki Karyû]]
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==References==
*Gallery labels at Freer Gallery of Art, F1976.12,19,20,28.
[[Category:Terminology]]
[[Category:Buddhism]]
*''Japanese'': 四天王 ''(shitennou)''
The ''Shitennô'', lit. "Four Heaven Kings," are a group of Buddhist figures who serve as symbolic guardians of the four directions. They originated as folk religion figures in Central Asia, before being incorporated into the Chinese Buddhist pantheon, and as such take the form of armored horse-riding warriors.
The four are:
*Tamonten 多聞天, also known as Bishamonten 毘沙門天 (Guardian of the North)
*Jikokuten 持国天 (Guardian of the East)
*Zôchôten 増長天 (Guardian of the South)
*Kômokuten 広目天 (Guardian of the West)
The term Shitennô has also been used historically to refer to certain figures' most trusted four generals, or to group and elevate other figures. Some examples include:
*[[Shitenno (Yoshitsune)|Minamoto Yoshitsune's Shitennô]]: [[Suruga Jiro|Suruga Jirô]], [[Kamei Rokuro|Kamei Rokurô]], [[Kataoka Hachiro|Kataoka Hachirô]], [[Ise Saburo|Ise Saburô]]
*[[Oda Shitenno|Oda Nobunaga's Shitennô]]: [[Akechi Mitsuhide]], [[Niwa Nagahide]], [[Shibata Katsuie]], and [[Takigawa Kazumasa]]
*[[Tokugawa Shitenno|Tokugawa Ieyasu's Shitennô]]: [[Honda Tadakatsu]], [[Ii Naomasa]], [[Sakai Tadatsugu]], and [[Sakikabara Yasumasa]].
*The ''Waka[[onnagata]] no Shitennô'': [[Kabuki]] actors [[Yoshizawa Ayame I]], [[Ogino Sawanojo|Ogino Sawanojô]], [[Mizuki Tatsunosuke I]], and [[Sodesaki Karyu|Sodesaki Karyû]]
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==References==
*Gallery labels at Freer Gallery of Art, F1976.12,19,20,28.
[[Category:Terminology]]
[[Category:Buddhism]]