Pāli Dictionary

vessavaṇa

veprefixsurootaṇasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

su1flow

cosmology

  • Vessavaṇa, one of the Four Great Kings (Cātummahārājikā), guardian deity of the north, ruler of the yakkhas

  • MN 37

    atha kho sakko ca devānam'indo vessavaṇo ca mahārājā āyasmantaṃ mahāmoggallānaṃ purakkhatvā yena vejayanto pāsādo ten'upasaṅkamiṃsu.

Encyclopedia

Vessavaṇa
Place

  • Another name for Kuvera, one of the Four Great Kings, who rules the yakkhas from his northern realm and served as spokesman reciting a protective chant on the Buddha’s behalf.

DN 32AN 8.8

Found an error in the dictionary?