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dharmapala

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Buddhist deity; protector of Buddhism

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion

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History

Etymology

From Sanskrit धर्मपाल (dharmapāla).

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ဓမ္မပါလ (dhamma.pala.) — deity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 護法神 /护法神 — deity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 諸天鬼神 /诸天鬼神 — deity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 諸天善神 /诸天善神 — deity
  • Finnish: dharmapala — deity
  • Japanese: 護法善神 — deity
  • Japanese: 護法神 — deity
  • Japanese: 諸天善神 — deity
  • Russian: дхармапа́ла (dxarmapála) — deity
  • Sanskrit: धर्मपाल (dharmapāla) — deity
  • Sikkimese: ཆོས་སྐྱོང (chos skyong) — deity
  • Tamil: தர்மபாலர்கள் (tarmapālarkaḷ) — deity
  • Tibetan: ཆོས་སྐྱོང (chos skyong) — deity
  • Vietnamese: hộ pháp — deity