Kubera
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Kubera (T. lus ngan po; C. Jufeiluo 吠囉) is ancient Indian deva who was a wealth deity and king of the yakshas. He is related to Vaiśravaṇa and Jambhala.[1]
In the Tibetan tradition, the names Vaiśravaṇa and Kubera are often used to refer to the same deity.[2]
"According to Hindu mythology, Kubera was the son of Viśrāva; hence, Vaiśravaṇa is his patronym. [...] Kubera is especially popular in the Himalayan regions, where he is usually depicted as a rich man with a large potbelly and holding a mongoose, which vomits jewels when he squeezes it."[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Robert E. Buswell Jr., Donald S. Lopez Jr., The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (Princeton: 2014), s.v. Kubera
- ↑
lus ngan po, Christian-Steinert Dictionary
