Shitennō

Shitennō ( 四 天王 , "four kings of heaven") means:

• Lokapala ( Sanskrit लोकपाल lokapāla ) in Buddhism, the gods of protection and each protecting a point of the compass
  • Bishamonten ( 毘 沙門 天 , "The All Knower")
  • Jikokuten ( 持 国 天 , "keeper of the state")
  • Zōjōten ( 増 長 天 , " Who enlarges the kingdom")
  • Kōmokuten ( 広 目 天 , "The one who observes everything")
• the four symbols of the Chinese star constellations

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.