Vaiśravaṇa
| Vaiśravaṇa | |
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"Golden Vaiśravaṇa", uncovered at Khara-Khoto, former city of the Tangut Empire; 13th century. | |
| Sanskrit | वैश्रवण
Vaiśravaṇa |
| Pāli | वेस्सवण
Vessavaṇa |
| Burmese | ကုဝေရ နတ်မင်း
(Romanization: "Kuwera Nat Mang:"), ဝေဿဝဏ် နတ်မင်း |
| Chinese | 多聞天
(Pinyin: Duōwén Tiānwáng) |
| Japanese | 毘沙門天
(romaji: Bishamonten) |
| Korean | 다문천
(RR: Damuncheon) |
| Mongolian | Баян Намсрай |
| Sinhala | වෙසමුණි |
| Thai | ท้าวเวสวัณ
Thao Wetsuwan |
| Tibetan | ཡུལ་འཁོར་སྲུང Wylie: rnam thos sras THL: Namthöse |
| Vietnamese | Tỳ Sa Môn Thiên |
| Information | |
| Venerated by | Theravāda
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| Attributes | Guardian of the North |
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Vaiśravaṇa (Sanskrit: वैश्रवण) or Vessavaṇa (Pali; Tibetan: རྣམ་ཐོས་སྲས་, Lhasa dialect: [Namtösé], simplified Chinese: 多闻天王; traditional Chinese: 多聞天王; pinyin: Duōwén Tiānwáng, Japanese: 毘沙門天, romanized: Bishamonten) 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.