Pāli Dictionary

kuvera

kuprefixvīrrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

vīr8英勇;敌对


cosmology

  • 俱吠罗(毘沙门天);北方守护神,夜叉王,财富之神

  • 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

Kuvera
Person
  • 北俱卢洲(Uttarakuru)之王、夜叉之主,统领北方一方,眷属极为壮盛,据说前生是一位广行布施的婆罗门蔗农,因此功德而得此果报。

  • 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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