ID: 901002480 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002480	Record Type: Character/Person

	Dikpālikās (Hindu characters)

Note: In Hindu tradition, the guardians of the directions in their sakti or female form.

Names:

	Dikpālikās (Hindu characters) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Dikpālikās (Hindu characters) (Sanskrit (transliterated),D,N)
	Dikpalikas (Hindu characters) (English)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Hindu iconography> (P)
		........<Hindu characters> (P)
		............Dikpālikās (Hindu characters) (I)

Related Iconography:

	counterpart is .... Dikpālas
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu characters, Dikpālas (Hindu characters)) [901002479]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... guardian deities
	.....(deities, people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	deity of .... cardinal directions
	.....(positional attributes, attributes and properties by specific type, Attributes and Properties (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Dikpālikās (Hindu characters)
	................EITA Glossary: North India (1989-)
	................AIIS, CAA database (2000-)
	Dikpalikas (Hindu characters)
	................Getty Vocabulary Program rules

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ EITA Glossary: South India (1983-)
	................ AIIS, CAA database (2000-)