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Virūḍhaka广目天王

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A heavenly king who guards the Southern Heavenly Gate and once lent the fire-repelling罩 to Sun Wukong.

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In fiction · Journey to the West

A heavenly king who guards the Southern Heavenly Gate. He once lent the fire-repelling罩 to Sun Wukong. As the guard of the Southern Heavenly Gate, he twice welcomed Sun Wukong. As the gatekeeper of the Southern Heavenly Gate, he blocked the true and false pilgrims. He met them outside the Eastern Heavenly Gate.

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Sources: Journey to the West, ch. 16; Journey to the West, ch. 51; Journey to the West, ch. 58; Journey to the West, ch. 90

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