Pāli Dictionary

vessavaṇa

veprefixsurootaṇasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

su1流

cosmology

  • 韋沙瓦納（毗沙門天王）；四大天王之一，守護北方，統領夜叉

  • 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

  • 四大天王之一 Kuvera 的別名，統領北方夜叉之國，曾代佛陀誦出一部護佑眾生的護咒。

  • 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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