Kuvera

kuprefixvīrrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

vīr⁸be heroic; be hostile

cosmology

Kuvera; guardian deity of the north, king of the Yakkhas, god of wealth (= Vessavaṇa)

DN 20
uttarañ'ca disaṃ rājā, kuvero taṃ pasāsati, yakkhānañ'ca adhipati, mahārājā yasassiso.

Encyclopedia

Person

King of Uttarakuru and lord of the yakkhas, ruler of the northern quarter with a splendid retinue, said to have earned this position through generous almsgiving in a former life as a brahmin sugar-farmer.

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