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Wade-Giles romanization:
Wei-t’o
Japanese:
Ida-ten
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Wei To

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Also known as: Ida-ten, Wei-t’o
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Wei To, in Chinese and Japanese Buddhism, a popular protector of the faith and the general-in-chief under the lokapalas, the regents of the four quarters. From about the 7th century ce his images have been set up facing the main sanctuary of a temple. He is generally represented both in China and in Japan as a young man dressed in the attire of a Chinese general, either leaning on his weapon, which rests on the ground, or with a sword lying across his folded arms.

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