Heavenly King of the East; 持國天王; Tibetan: ཡུལ་འཁོར་སྲུང (Yulkhor Sung); Wylie: yul ‘khor srung; Sanskrit: Dhṛtarāṣṭra;
Dhrtarastra (he who upholds the realm) is the White Heavenly King of the East, god of music holding a string instrument. He is the leader of Gandharva, using music to convert beings to Buddhism.
持國天王是佛教的護法神,「四大天王」之一、爲乾闥婆王、住須彌山白銀埵,身白色,手持琵琶,穿甲冑,『風調雨順』中的『調』,負責守護東勝神洲,。