"Eight Legions" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Calque of Sanskrit अष्टसेना (aṣṭasenā). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|sa|अष्टसेना}} Calque of Sanskrit अष्टसेना (aṣṭasenā) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Eight Legions
  1. (Buddhism) group of eight Buddhist deities protecting the Dharma Wikipedia link: Eight Legions Categories (topical): Buddhism, Eight Translations (Eight Legions): 八部眾 (Chinese Mandarin), 八部众 (Chinese Mandarin), 天龙八部 (Chinese Mandarin), 八部衆 (Japanese), 天龍八部衆 (Japanese), 천룡팔부 (cheollyongpalbu) (Korean), 팔부신장 (palbusinjang) (Korean), अष्टसेना (aṣṭasenā) (Sanskrit), ལྷ་འདྲེ་སྡེ་བརྒྱད་ (lha 'dre sde brgyad) (Tibetan)
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