Sunday, January 06, 2013

Kinnaly kings


According to the White Lotus Sutra, there are at least four kings of the Kinnaly, The Kinnaly King Of the Dharma, The Kinnaly King Of the Wonderful Dharma, The Kinnaly King Of the Great Dharma, and The Kinnaly King Embracing the Dharma. There will be slight differences in translation. The current research is progressing to see if there are more concrete names for them. In Kumo and Yuyama's 2007 translation, they are introduced with the passage "There were four kings of the kiṃnaras whose names were Dharma, Sudharma, Mahādharma, and Dharmadhara, and each had several hundreds of thousands of attendants."

In the Sublime Treasure King Sutra, one account suggests there are kings such as "the Wonderful mouth Kinnaly king, Precious crown Kinnaly king, Brightness and joy Kinnaly king, Happiness Kinnaly king, Wheel sublime Kinnaly king, Pearls and jewels Kinnaly king, Big paunch Kinnaly king, Firm diligence Kinnaly king, Wonderful bravery Kinnaly king, a hundred mouths Kinnaly king, Big tree Kinnaly king, and so on."

At least fifty were named among the hundreds of thousands of Kinnaly girls who attended including: Single mind Kinnaly girl, Deep meaning Kinnaly girl, Wind traveling Kinnaly girl, Water traveling Kinnaly girl, Space riding Kinnaly girl, Speed Kinnaly girl, Riches donating Kinnaly girl, Wonderful teeth Kinnaly girl, motionless luck Kinnaly girl, Defiled realms Kinnaly girl, Blazing universal light Kinnaly girl, Wonderful luck Kinnaly girl, Precious box Kinnaly girl, Discern riches Kinnaly girl, Beauty and sublime Kinnaly girl, Vajra face Kinnaly girl, Golden Kinnaly girl, extraordinary wonderful sublime Kinnaly girl, Wide forehead Kinnaly girl, Surrounds good knowing advisors Kinnaly girl, Worlds ruling Kinnaly girl, Spaces protecting Kinnaly girl, Sublime king Kinnaly girl, Pearl hair bun Kinnaly girl, Total retention pearl Kinnaly girl, Surrounded by wise persons Kinnaly girl, Hundreds of names Kinnaly girl, Lifespan giving Kinnaly girl, Buddhist Dharma protecting and upholding Kinnaly girl, Dharma realm guarding Kinnaly girl, Superior sublime Kinnaly girl, Kshana superior Kinnaly girl, Seeks for Dharmas and constantly upholding Kinnaly girl, Often seen Kinnaly girl, Fearless Kinnaly girl, Yearn for the liberation Kinnaly girl, Always secret Kinnaly girl, Total retention driving Kinnaly girl, Blade light and flame Kinnaly girl, Earth traveling Kinnaly girl, Guardian heavenly lord Kinnaly girl, Wonderful heavenly lord Kinnaly girl, Treasure king Kinnaly girl, Forbearance unit Kinnaly girl, Practice donating Kinnaly girl, Many dwellings Kinnaly girl, Weapon holding Kinnaly girl, Wonderful sublime Kinnaly girl, Wonderful mind Kinnaly girl, and so on" But this will be examined further to develop a full sense of who the key figures are in Kinnaly society.

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