guardian deity meaning in English
守护神。
Examples
- It is because they were demons before they became guardian deities
因为他们以前都是魔鬼，后来当了护法。 - You noticed that all the guardian deities in the temples look very fierce
你们去寺庙看到的神护法是不是很凶？ - The heavenly warriors and guardian deities look so horrible because they have just been promoted from the level of the ferocious demons . if they cannot even change their outer appearances , you can imagine their inside qualities . they look menacing outside , because they are fierce inside
那些天兵天将或是神护法看起来都很恐怖，因为刚从魔鬼的等级上来，很凶恶，他们的外表都还不能改，何况是里面，外面怎么凶恶，就是因为里面凶恶。 - You can read in the buddhist scriptures some stories about how the demon king or demons devoted themselves to shakyamuni buddha . they vowed to become guardian deities in order to redeem their previous sins , so that their levels would be elevated , which enable them to practice becoming arhats and bodhisattvas
你们看佛教的经典，里面不是说那些魔王或者什么魔都来跟释迦牟尼佛皈依，以后发誓当护法，才能够将功赎罪，等级才能够提高，然后慢慢修行成阿罗汉菩萨。