Vaiśravaṇa
Stub entity — referenced by another entity from source #412 but not yet directly extracted from its own source.
↻ synthesized from 11 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Found in the earliest Buddhist sources and shared by Mahayana and Theravada traditions.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Kubera, the Northern Heavenly King Vaisravana, Pagoda-Bearing Li Heavenly King, Bishamonten, Vrēšman
- co occurs with
- Manigriva, Mayuraja, Nalakubara, Minakshi, Mahākāla, Dorje Shugden, Pehar, Nechung, Palden Lhamo, Kalarupa, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Virūpākṣa, Virūḍhaka, Sarvanubhuti, Parvati, Avalokiteshvara, Vajrapāṇi, Brahma, Maheśvara, Śakra, Īśvara, King Brahma, Guanyin as Great Mercy, Guanyin as Great Compassion, Guanyin of the Universally Shining Great Light, Guanyin as The Divine Hero, Guanyin as Mahābrahmā the Profound, Fearless Lion-like Guanyin, Kāśyapa Buddha, Rakṣasas, Twenty-Eight Great Yakṣa Generals, Nalakuvara, Hārītī, Padmāvatī, Manibhadra, Pūrṇabhadra, Pārśvanātha Tirthankara, Pāyila, Bhaisajyaguru Buddha, Kubera, Jambhala, Yakṣas, Guhyaka-s, Janavasabha, Bhuñjatī, Latā, Sajjā, Pavarā, Acchimatī, Sutā, Puṇṇaka, Irandatī, Kuvera, Li Jing, Ravana, Śiva, Indra
- manifests as
- Kubera
- allied with
- Guanyin
- serves
- Ratnasambhava
- child of
- Vishrava
- served by
- Āṭavaka, Eight Great Yakṣa Generals, Yakṣas, Pañcika
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Vaiśravaṇa (P: Vessavaṇa) - Guardian of the North. Leader of the yakṣas and rākṣasas.”
#22085 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“These forms encompass a Buddha, a pratyekabuddha, an arhat, King Brahma, Sakra (Indra), Isvara, Mahesvara (Shiva), a great heavenly general, Vaiśravaṇa, a Cakravartin, a minor king, an elder, a householder, a chief minister, a Brahmin, a bhikkhu, a bhikkhunī, a Upāsaka, a Upāsikā, a wife, a young boy, a young girl, a deva, a nāga, a yaksha, a gandharva, an asura, a garuḍa, a kinnara, a Mahoraga, a human, a non-human and Vajrapani.”
#29193 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The Mahāyāna tradition recognizes Āṭavaka as a Wisdom King and one of the Eight Great Yakṣa Generals of Vaiśravaṇa. A common title is Āṭavaka Mahāyakṣasenāpati (Sanskrit; lit. “Great Yakṣa General Āṭavaka”).”
#36027 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Pañcika – Commander-in-chief of Vaiśravaṇa's army and others. Consort of Hārītī ☸”
#36174 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“According to Buddhist mythology, Vaiśravaṇa is the chief of these beings, and long ago dwelt together with them in the realm of darkness. When Vaiśravaṇa converted to Buddhism, the many demonic spirits under his jurisdiction likewise assumed the role of devotees to the Buddha.”
#36254 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001