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	The Lokapala
		collections of the Lokapala are comprised of Chinese works of art: jades, porcelains, sculptures, and bronzes.
		These collections have been placed on the ‘web’ in order to share them with others in the hope of providing enjoyment, to invite comment and interaction, and to facilitate a greater understanding of the culture and works of art created by the people of China.
		The pleasure of collecting comes from the thrill of the hunt, the acquisition of rarities, and the never ending enrichment of knowledge that study and research can provide.
	www.lokapala.com (151 words)

	Excellent Tang Dynasty Pottery Painted Lokapala
		Condition: Color fading, abrasions, small chips and/or minor deterioration with possible areas of expert restoration is not unusual in burial pieces of this age.
		The lokapala is a white color decorated with red, green, and fl pigment.
		Lokapalas were though to ward off evil from the tomb.
	www.trocadero.com /minggallery/items/320781/item320781store.html (197 words)

	Lokapalas and caturmaharajikas in Chilas und Thalpan (Nordpakistan)
		They do not wear the long ('Kusana')-coat[fn 3] which is usually typical for the lokapalas in the North-West; a nimbus is visible behind their heads, and as a matter of fact they do not hold spears, but rise their right hands more in a kind of abhaya-mudra.
		This carving, donated by Kuberavahana, is not only different in the way the figures are represented, it also shows shows three figures – instead of two, as the others do – and they are shown in front of a uniformly hammered plate, resembling a wall panel.
		5, Bronze-stupa, Peshawar Museum, lokapalas on the harmika.
	www.thewalt.de /lokapala/lokap_engl.htm (590 words)

	Weisbrod Chinese Art Ltd.
		The two lokapalas stand firmly on recumbent brown glazed oxen, one leg straight supported on the back of the ox and one knee raised with the foot on the head of the ox.
		Both lokapalas are attired similarly in full moustached military garb consisting of a scarf, makara shoulder armor, armored breast plates with cords delineating their chests, torso's and bellies, hip protectors worn over fringed aprons longer skirts, leather shin guards, and shoes.
		Both lokapalas are covered in a well controlled and brilliant three color glaze of straw, amber and green with turquoise glaze applied on parts of the shoulder armor, scarfs, shin guards, and cords binding the breast plates.
	www.weisbrodltd.com /object_03_05.html (910 words)

	Lokapala and Officials (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Center is lokapala or celestial guardian king defeats evil by standing on a demon.
		Lokapalas were associated with the cardinal directions (North, South, East, West) which held significance to emperors who sought to become universal rulers.
		The image is of two court officials flank the lokapala.
	library.thinkquest.org /12255/museum/up02.html (72 words)

	The Arts of Asia
		This pair of Lokapala [loh-kah-pah-lah] represents two of the four Buddhist guardian figures.
		They presided over the four directions, protected shrines and sacred images, and were often represented as warriors with fierce expressions and powerful bodies.
		One Lokapala stands triumphantly on a conquered semi-human creature, and the other defiantly has his foot on a bull.
	66.195.106.23 /teacherpackets/teachingpackets/TP/AsianArt/Artwork/APair.htm (432 words)

	Lokapala
		Lokapala is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		Lokapala: Loka means the World, Pala means he who fosters and protects (BV-39)
		On a general level, the Wisdom Kings are viewed as the guardians of the Buddhas and bodhisattvas.
	www.globaloneness.com /lokapala (851 words)

	Dallas Museum of Art - Asian Art
		These Buddhist guardian kings, often called lokapala, are the protective deities of a tomb and indicate the four directions.
		To this end, clay or wood mingqi in the form of attendants, animals, and representations of objects from daily life were placed in the tombs of royalty and noblemen.
		They express their ultimate triumph as guardians symbolically, in one case by trampling a struggling demon and in the other by balancing on a reclining bull.
	www.dallasmuseumofart.org /Dallas_Museum_of_Art/View/Collections/Asian/ID_010829 (219 words)

	TK Asian Antiquities
		This dramatic lokapala is in the spear holder stance and is atop of an ox illustrating his power.
		The unique characteristics of this lokapala include the bearded face of a foreigner, a phoenix headdress and dragon head shoulder plates.
		One Lokapala is atop an ox and a demon, the other a stag and a demon.
	www.tkasianantiquities.com /lokapala.html (218 words)

	33Dynasties.com - Item #2019 - Large Sandstone Carving of a Lokapala
		Lokapala, referred to in Chinese as "heavenly kings", were guardians of the universe and protectors of Buddhist law.
		It is in the collection of the Shanghai Museum and is reproduced in the museum publication "Ancient Chinese Sculpture Gallery".
		This style of dress is quite different from the dress commonly seen on Pottery Lokapala figures.
	www.33dynasties.com /catalog/2019/2019_text.html (203 words)

	154A Pair of Chinese T'ang part-glazed figures of tomb guardians (LC). Lokapala, earthenware, pair of warrior tomb ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Lokapala, earthenware, pair of warrior tomb figures, China, Tang dynasty, c.
		Pair of Chinese T'ang part-glazed figures of tomb guardians (LC).
		Images on this site are reproduced for the purposes of research and study only.
	www.powerhousemuseum.com /collection/database/?irn=4622 (412 words)

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		Shadakshari is particularly important in Tibet as the Dalai Lama is considered to be the earthly reincarnation of this specific form of Avalokiteshvara (Rhie and Thurman, 145).
		The four lokapala, who are traditionally positioned on the fourth terrace of Mount Meru serve to mark and protect the sacred environment of Potolaka.
		The lokapala further indicate that potolaka is conceptually identical to Mount Meru and Ekadasamukha Avalokiteshvara is a fully enlightened Buddha at the top of the mountain.
	www.purifymind.com /Om20.htm (1056 words)

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