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The Mahayana Bodhisattva Skanda

The Dharma protector, also known as Weituo, is
the devoted guardian of Buddhist monasteries who
guards the teachings of Buddhism. The leader of the
twenty-four celestial guardian deities mentioned in the
Suvarnaprabhasa Sutra, or the Golden Light Sutra, he is
sometimes called Hufa Weituo zuntian pusa (Honoured
Dharma Protector Skanda Bodhisattva). In Chinese
Sutras the image of Skanda is always found at the end
of the Sutra as a reminder of Weituo’s vow to protect
and preserve the Mahayana Buddhist teachings.

韋馱護法像

韋馱，梵文 Skanda，又稱護法韋馱尊天菩薩，位
列四天王下將軍之首，據《金光明經》乃二十四諸

天之一。傳統漢傳佛經卷末尾頁，多配鎧甲戎裝之
韋馱護法像，保衛大乘佛教法典。