Skanda (Buddhism) Explained

Skanda
Image Caption:Statue Wéituó (Skanda) in Chung Tai Chan Monastery (中台禪寺 Zhōngtáichánsì) in Puli Township, Nantou County, Taiwan
Tamil Name:கந்தன், Murugan
Skanda
Chinese Name:韋馱天
(Pinyin: Wéituó Tiān)
韋馱菩薩
(Pinyin: Wéituó Púsà)
Japanese Name:
(Romaji: Idaten)
Korean Name:위타천
(RR: Wita Cheon)
Tamil Name:கந்தன்
Mongolian Name:Арван Хоёр Нууд
Tagalog Name:Skanda
Thai Name:พระเวทโพธิสัตว์
Tibetan Name:གདོང་དྲུག་
Wylie: gdong drug
Vietnamese Name:Vi Đà Bồ Tát
Hộ Pháp Chư Tôn Bồ Tát
Sinhalese Name:කතරගම දෙවියෝ
Kataragama Deviyo
Veneration:Theravada, Mahāyāna, Vajrayāna

Skanda (Chinese:塞建陀, 室建陀), also known as Wei Tuo and Idaten (