The name Vaiśravaṇa is derived from the Sanskrit viśravaṇa which means "son of Vishrava", a usual epithet of the Hindu god Kubera. Vaiśravaṇa is also known...

prosperity. In Buddhism, he is equated with Vaiśravaṇa. In Buddhist literature, the yakṣa are the attendants of Vaiśravaṇa, the guardian of the northern quarter...

Goddess QianmuCaishen ( 錢母財神 ) Goddess Wuji caishenye (無極財神爺) Śrīmahādevī Vaiśravaṇa Benzaiten Kangiten Vasudhara Jambhala Palden Lhamo Thurathadi Seven Lucky...

Vajrapani Palden Lhamo Vaiśravaṇa (Bishamonten), one of the four Heavenly Kings, at Todaiji A thai depiction of Vaiśravaṇa (Vessavana). Ganapati Citipati...

Hindu prototype". Kubera is the Buddhist Vaiśravaṇa or Jambhala, and the Japanese Bishamon. The Buddhist Vaisravana, like the Hindu Kubera, is the regent...

Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bishamon or Bishamonten may refer to: Vaiśravaṇa, known in Japan as Bishamonten, a Buddhist deity Bishamon (Darkstalkers)...

regarded as one of the Eight Great Yakṣa Generals under the command of Vaiśravaṇa. In Buddhist iconographic form, he bears a demonic face with fangs in...

glory of Vaiśravaṇa (The one who likes to hear the Dharma). o'ṃ] [Eng.] Note: this is the mantra of Tamon-ten/多聞天 (a.k.a. Bishamon-ten) (Vaiśravaṇa) 兵 (Pyō):...

"roaring" (active), the opposite of Vaiśravaṇa which means to "hear distinctly" (passive). Both Ravana and Vaiśravaṇa, who is commonly known as Kubera,...

prosperity. She is regarded as the sister of Píshāméntiān (毗沙門天), or Vaiśravaṇa, one of the Four Heavenly Kings. She is also regarded as one of the twenty-four...

statues at the royal crematorium of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand Vaiśravaṇa of the north direction, king of yakṣas. Virūḍhaka of the south direction...

Buddhist gods, each of whom represents one cardinal direction. They are Vaiśravaṇa (Chinese: 多闻天王; pinyin: Duōwén Tiānwáng), Virūḍhaka (Chinese: 增長天王; pinyin:...

harm. They are: Maheśvara (Shiva) Brahma Śakra (Indra) Lakshmi Sarasvati Vaiśravaṇa Virūḍhaka Dhṛtarāṣṭra Virūpākṣa Surya Chandra Guhyapāda Pañcika Skanda...

who guard the four quarters of the Earth. The chief of these kings is Vaiśravaṇa, but all are ultimately accountable to Śakra. They also include four types...

axle. Gandharvas took places on the spokes. Indra stayed on the bow and Vaiśravaṇa on the arrow. Yama took his place on the right hand and the dreadful Kāla...

The iconography of Pancika was eventually merged with that of Vaiśravaṇa. Vaiśravaṇa Manibhadra The gods of northern Buddhism: their history and iconography...

विरुद्धक, Dhṛtarāṣṭra धृतराष्ट्र, Virūpākṣa विरुपाक्ष, and their leader Vaiśravaṇa वैश्यवर्ण. The devas who guide the Sun and Moon are also considered part...

Shinshō) Twenty-Eight Legions (Nijūhachi-Bushū) Sarasvatī (Benzaiten) Vaiśravaṇa (Bishamonten) Śakra (Taishakuten) Brahmā (Bonten) Maheśvara (Daijizaiten)...

Prasahyasāhī Vaiśravaṇa. May he, Kāmeshvara Vaiśravaṇa, grant me my desires for enjoyment of pleasures. [We] bow to Mahārāja Vaiśravaṇa Kubera. Hymn 2...

Buddhist mythology, Vaiśravaṇa is the chief of these beings, and long ago dwelt together with them in the realm of darkness. When Vaiśravaṇa converted to Buddhism...

Japan Seven Lucky Gods Shinbutsu-shūgō Three Great Shrines of Benzaiten Vaiśravaṇa Ludvik, Catherine (2007). Sarasvatī: Riverine Goddess of Knowledge. From...

(Yama), Rasetsuten (Nirṛti/Rākṣasa), Ishanaten (Īśāna), Bishamonten (Vaiśravaṇa/Kubera), Suiten (Varuṇa) Bonten (Brahmā), Jiten (Pṛthivī), Nitten (Sūrya/Āditya)...

originated as Hindu deities, including Benzaiten (Sarasvati), Bishamon (Vaiśravaṇa or Kubera), Daikoku (Mahakala/Shiva), and Kisshoutennyo (Laxmi). Various...

fabled exchange with the deity, as well as equates Shensha shen with King Vaiśravaṇa, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Buddhism. Therefore, the Tang Sanzang...

Sakra (Indra), Isvara, Mahesvara (Shiva), a great heavenly general, Vaiśravaṇa, a Cakravartin, a minor king, an elder, a householder, a chief minister...

nickel-rich iron meteorite Subject initially speculated the Buddhist deity Vaiśravaṇa, after research Nicholas Roerich Dimensions 24 cm (9.4 in); Weight 10...

Shinshō) Twenty-Eight Legions (Nijūhachi-Bushū) Sarasvatī (Benzaiten) Vaiśravaṇa (Bishamonten) Śakra (Taishakuten) Brahmā (Bonten) Maheśvara (Daijizaiten)...

West and Fengshen Yanyi (Investiture of the Gods). He is an analogue of Vaisravana. Li Jing is renowned throughout the Shang Dynasty as a high ranking commander...

(Yama), Rasetsuten (Nirṛti/Rākṣasa), Ishanaten (Īśāna), Bishamonten (Vaiśravaṇa/Kubera), Katen (Agni), Bonten (Brahmā), Jiten (Pṛthivī), Nitten (Sūrya/Āditya)...

birthplace of Yaksha king Kuvera (Vaisravana), where his father Visravas, who was a sage, lived (MBh 3,89). King Vaisravana or Kubera was the ruler of Lanka...