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Vaisravana

Vaisravana proper noun: a Buddhist deity, considered one of the Four Heavenly Kings.

Proper noun

Vaiśravaṇa

  1. A Buddhist deity, considered one of the Four Heavenly Kings.
    • Vaiśravaṇa (Pi Sha Men) came to China from Khotan and was being worshipped in his own right by around the seventh century C.E.1997, Cuong Tu Nguyen, Zen in Medieval Vietnam, page 73
    • The mysterious Naṇa’s connection to the Chinese Nazha (Nezha) is unmistakable. The two young divinities share similar names, and an identical residence (Vaiśravaṇa’s Palace).2014, Meir Shahar, “Indian mythology and the Chinese imagination”, in John Kieschnick, Meir Shahar, editors, India in the Chinese Imagination, page 44
    Synonyms:
    Vessavaṇa, Bishamonten

Synonyms of Vaisravana

Origin of Vaisravana

From Sanskrit वैश्रवण (vaiśravaṇa).

Questions about Vaisravana

What does Vaisravana mean?
Vaisravana means a Buddhist deity, considered one of the Four Heavenly Kings.
What part of speech is Vaisravana?
Vaisravana is a proper noun.

Words near Vaisravana in the dictionary

  1. Vaishnavite
  2. Vaishnavites
  3. vaishya
  4. vaishyas
  5. Vaisnavara
  6. Vaisravana
  7. Vaisvānara
  8. Vaisya
  9. Vaisyas
  10. Vaivasvata
  11. vaivod

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