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Definition[1]

The four mahārājas, v. 四天王.

Source
A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]

(名數)四金剛之名,見於釋典。通俗編載王業燕在閣知新錄云:凡寺門金剛,各執一物,俗謂風調雨順字。執劍者風也,執琵琶者調也,執傘者雨也,執蛇者順也。按唐書禮儀志,武王伐紂,五方神受事,各以其職名焉。既而克殷,風調雨順。見楊復吉夢蘭瑣筆。

Source
丁福保《佛學大辭典》
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