Vaiśravaṇa

Also known as Bishamon, Bishamon-ten, Vaisravana

' (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.

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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''' (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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