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Definition[1]
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The four 'generals' or guardians of the Law, of the four directions: N. 散脂四方, E. 樂欲四方, S. 檀帝四方, W. 善現四方. Each has 500 followers and twenty-eight companies of demons and spirits. Cf. 四天王.
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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(名數)北方散脂大將。東方樂欲大將。南方檀帝大將,西方善現大將是也。四將各有五百眷屬。率二十八部之鬼神。守護佛法。
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丁福保《佛學大辭典》