Jambhala
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Jambhala [alt. Jambhāla] (T. dzam bha la ཛམ་བྷ་ལ/rmugs 'dzin རྨུགས་འཛིན་).[1][2][3] A deity of wealth; often equivalent to Vaiśravaṇa.[1] Also related to, or equivalent to, the Indian deity Kubera.[1]
In his left hand, he holds a mongoose with a jewel in its mouth.[1]
In the Vajrayana tradition, Jambhala appears in different forms. Himalayan Art Resources states:
- There are a number of different forms and traditions of the wealth deity Jambhala. He is found in five principal colours: yellow, black, white, green and red. The most common are the yellow and black Jambhala forms followed by the red and white forms. Some of these forms can also have several different appearances with varying numbers of hands and heads. If Jambhala is appearing with a consort it is is almost always the goddess Vasudhara. Aside from thee Indian Buddhist forms, there are also Nyingma forms of Jambhala that arise from the 'Revealed Treasure' Tradition.[4]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Robert E. Buswell Jr., Donald S. Lopez Jr., The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (Princeton: 2014), s.v. Jambhala
- ↑
dzam bha la, Christian-Steinert Dictionary
- ↑ རྨུགས་འཛིན་, Christian-Steinert Dictionary
- ↑
Buddhist Deity: Jambhala Main Page, Himalayan Art Resources
External links
Jambhala, Wikipedia
dzam_bha_la, Rangjung Yeshe Wiki
Jambhala Series, Lotsawa House- Jambhala, wisdomlib.org
- Vaisravana and 5 Jambhala, Dharma Gallery
