A kinnara king.

One of the four kings of the kinnaras. Translated in other sūtras as ljon pa and shing rlon.

One of the four kings of the kinnaras. He is present at the teaching of the sūtra.

King of the kinnaras.

The kinnara king Druma is a well-known figure in canonical Buddhist literature, where he frequently appears, mostly in minor roles. For example, King Druma appears in The White Lotus of the Good Dharma (Toh 113), where he is one of the four kinnara kings attending the Buddha’s teaching. He is also included in The King of Samādhis Sūtra (Toh 127), where he arrives with his queens to make an offering of his music to the Buddha. He is also a bodhisattva who teaches and displays a profound understanding of the doctrine of emptiness in The Questions of the Kinnara King Druma (Toh 157), where his future awakening is also prophesied by the Buddha.

(His name has been translated into Tibetan both as “sdong po” and “ljon pa.”)

King of the kinnaras. See the introduction UT22084-058-006-816.

His name has been translated into Tibetan both as “sdong po” and “ljon pa.”

A king of the kinnaras.

One of the kinnara kings.