Vaiśravaṇa
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' (Sanskrit: वैश्रवण) or ' (Pali; , , ) is one of the Four Heavenly Kings, and is considered an important figure in Buddhism. He is the god of warfare and usually portrayed as a warrior-king. Vaiśravana is based on Kubera, the Hindu deity of wealth.
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It is catalogued under topics including Dharmapalas, Fortune gods and Four Heavenly Kings.
Its subject is documented across 27 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Buddha.name
- Vaiśravaṇa
- Buddha.image
- Hermitage Museum XX-2385 Golden Vaishravana.jpg
- Buddha.sanskrit_name
- वैश्रवण Vaiśravaṇa
- Buddha.pali_name
- वेस्सवण Vessavaṇa
- Buddha.burmese_name
- ကုဝေရ နတ်မင်း (Romanization: "Kuwera Nat Mang:"), ဝေဿဝဏ် နတ်မင်း
- Buddha.chinese_name
- 多聞天 (Pinyin: Duōwén Tiānwáng)
- Buddha.japanese_name
- 毘沙門天 (romaji: Bishamonten)
- Buddha.korean_name
- 다문천 (RR: Damuncheon)
- Buddha.mongolian_name
- Баян Намсрай
- Buddha.sinhala_name
- වෙසමුණි
- Buddha.thai_name
- ท้าวเวสวัณ Thao Wetsuwan
- Buddha.tibetan_name
- ཡུལ་འཁོར་སྲུངWylie: rnam thos srasTHL: Namthöse
- Buddha.vietnamese_name
- Tỳ Sa Môn Thiên
- Buddha.veneration
- Theravāda (Ātānātiya Sutta) (Mahāsamāya Sutta)
- Buddha.attributes
- Guardian of the North
- Buddha.caption
- "Golden Vaiśravaṇa", uncovered at Khara-Khoto, former city of the Tangut Empire; 13th century.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Deva
- Part of
- Twelve Devas
- Gender
- male
- Image
- Hermitage Museum XX-2385 Golden Vaishravana.jpg
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- Journey to the West
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- वैश्रवण
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- Buddhism
- domain of saint or deity
- north
- armament
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- Vaiśravaṇa
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Names
- Characteristics
- In Pali Canon
- In China
- In Japan
- In Tibet
- Thailand
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
''' (Sanskrit: वैश्रवण) or (Pali; , , ) is one of the Four Heavenly Kings, and is considered an important figure in Buddhism. He is the god of warfare and usually portrayed as a warrior-king. Vaiśravana is based on Kubera, the Hindu deity of wealth.
==Names== The name is a derivative (used, e.g., for patronymics) of the Sanskrit proper name from the root "hear distinctly", (passive) "become famous". The name is derived from the Sanskrit ' which means "son of Vishrava", a usual epithet of the Hindu god Kubera. is also known as Kubera and Jambhala in Sanskrit and Kuvera in Pāli.
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