Mo Li Ching Poster

Mo Li Ching - The Guardian of the East is Mo Li Ching. He has a white face, a fierce expression and a beard that looks like copper wire. He carries a spear and a magic sword that has the characters earth, water, fire and wind on its blade. His weapon symbolises metal, which overcomes the wood element of the East. Thus does he exercise control over the East. His sword is described as having the power to create a black wind which procedures a million spears that pierce through the bodies of evil nagas turning them into dust. The wind is followed by fire which fill the space with million serpents! He is the most senior of the four kings. Place him in the East of the space you wish to protect. - The Four Heavenly Kings, are the remarkable beings that protect the four corners of the world. In Chinese Buddhism, they are popularly known as the Great Dharma Protectors, seen in the shrines of the Matrieya Buddha. The Four Heavenly kings has the power to control the weather and climate on Earth. They each carry a distinctive magical weapon that represents the source of their supernatural powers. Two of the Heavenly Kings have friendly faces and fair coloured complexion. The other to shows a more ferocious and darker appearance. This represents that the GOODNESS in this world must be taught and implemented both through gentle and authoritative means.- Designed by Norman Reutter