Pāli Dictionary

vessavaṇa

veprefixsurootaṇasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

su1흐름


cosmology

  • 베사와나(비사문천); 사대왕 중 하나, 북방 수호신, 야차의 왕

  • 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

  • 사천왕 중 하나인 쿠베라의 다른 이름으로, 북쪽 나라에서 야차들을 다스리며 부처님을 대신해 수호 진언을 낭송하는 대변인 역할을 했다.

  • 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

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