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Heavenly King Dhṛtarāṣṭra guards the east gate; Heavenly King Virūḍhaka guards the south gate; Heavenly King Virūpākṣa guards the west gate;Heavenly King Vaiśravaṇa guards the north gate.
Thousand-Eyed, Thousand-Armed Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva is placed at the center of the mandala.
Avalokiteśvara has thousand arms and thousand eyes.
After chating the dhāraṇī a thousand and eighty times,the Bodhisattva will appear in the form of Ānanda