VAISRAVANA

Meaning of VAISRAVANA in English

alternate name for Kubera (q.v.), the popular god of wealth in Hindu, Jaina, and Buddhist mythology. In Tibetan Buddhism he is one of the eight protective deities. See dharmapala.

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LOKAPALA — in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, any of the guardians of the four cardinal directions. They are known in Tibetan as …
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DHARMAPALA — (Sanskritdefender of the religious law) Tibetan drag-gshed (cruel, wrathful hangman) in Tibetan Buddhism, any one of a group of eight …
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KUBERA — in Hindu mythology, the king of the yaksas (nature spirits) and the god of wealth. He is associated with the …
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BISHAMON — also called Bishamonten in Japanese mythology, one of the Shichi-fuku-jin (Seven Gods of Luck). He is identified with the Buddhist …
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