What is "dhrtarastra"

Dhṛtarāṣṭra ( Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र, Sinhala දෘතරාෂ්ට, Japanese: 持国天 Jikoku, Vietnamese: 持國天王 Trì Quốc Thiên Vương) refers to a figure in Buddhist mythology.

In Buddhism, Dhṛtarāṣṭra is one of the Four Heavenly Kings and a figure in Buddhist mythology. He is part of the Buddhist Pantheon of Esoteric Buddhism.

His name means "He who maintains the state" or “Watcher of the Lands”, and he is the guardian of the east.