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The gods Sakra (center) and Brahma (right) paying respects to Lord Buddha (Image: Wikimedia Commons) |
Satarawaram gods: four main gods rule in four directions and four inhuman species from the sky in four regions or Caturr Maha Rajika. These four gods known as Satarawaram gods and remain under the rules of God Shakra Devandra.
These four separate gods some vicious leader for protection virtuous Buddhist people. Dutarathta (East) rules Gandrawa,
Virullha (South) rules spirits
Virupakka (West) Rules Naga &
Vaishravana - Kuwera (North) rules Devils.
Indra Deva : All sons of Satarawaram gods, are called as Indra gods. They take care other gods & goddesses. In Atanatiya Sutta there have details of these gods. You can ask help from these gods too.
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Lord Buddha teaching the Abhidharma in the Trayastrimsa Heaven with an audience of gods (Image: Wikimedia Commons)Brahma Gods( Maha Brahma ) : Sahampathi Maha Brahma god who lives in Brahma Loka, enlightened into Anagami state in Kassapa Lord Buddha's time and helped to our Gautama Buddha. People who do meditation can get attraction of this god. Also this god good for ask help for education. Tissa Brahma is another god who helping us to understand Buddhist sutra and advanced Buddhist teachings. He became Anagami state from our Lord Buddha's time, because his past life he stayed as educated monk. And another Brahma Gatikara is Amagami god who was close friend of our Buddha's bodhisattva time. He also helps to Buddhist people. Sakkra Devandra : Main god of both Tawtisa & Chaturmaha-Rajika heavens. Sometimes looks at human world & helps to virtuous Buddhist people. This god was became sovan state (stream-enterer), so sometimes comes as poor beggar to check our precepts. This god takes decisions related to human world than other gods. Kuwera or Visrawana : Leader of Yakka group among Satarawaram gods, sometimes helps to poor people who stay with Buddhism. He gives permission to his servants (devils) or low power gods to say future prediction in Devala. This action called as giving - waram. Our kings time, people keep Bara for get wealth and money form help of Kuwara god. Said to be good talker but also said cruel god. People who do businesses can ask help from Visrawana for develop wealth & success in their firms. Viswakarma God : In Tawtimsa heaven has god called as Viswakarma who has ability for engineering works, sometimes help to engineers in human world for their creations. People who do technology, can get help from this god. Also this god helps to poor but honest people by creating properties. |
