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'''Vaishravana''' (Skt. Vaiśravaṇa; Tib. Namtösé; [[Wyl.]] Tib. ''rnam thos sras'') — one of the [[Four Great Kings]]. Guardian King of the '''North''' and leader of the [[yaksha]]s.
'''Vaishravana''' (Skt. Vaiśravaṇa; Tib. Namtösé; [[Wyl.]] Tib. ''rnam thos sras''; Eng. 'Son of He who has Heard Many Things') — one of the [[Four Great Kings]]. Guardian King of the '''North''' and leader of the [[yaksha]]s.


Wearing golden armour, Vaishravana protected the gods from the [[asura]]s (demi-gods).  
Wearing golden armour, Vaishravana protected the gods from the [[asura]]s (demi-gods).  

Revision as of 20:09, 30 August 2008

Vaishravana (Skt. Vaiśravaṇa; Tib. Namtösé; Wyl. Tib. rnam thos sras; Eng. 'Son of He who has Heard Many Things') — one of the Four Great Kings. Guardian King of the North and leader of the yakshas.

Wearing golden armour, Vaishravana protected the gods from the asuras (demi-gods).

Vaishravana now occupies the highest position among the Four Guardian Kings and specifically protects Shakyamuni’s Vinaya teachings, protecting those who practise shila (self-discipline).

Because his breath is harmful he keeps his mouth tightly closed. He confers spiritual and material wealth on practitioners of the Dharma, symbolized by the jewel-producing mongoose in his left hand.


For more details see Crystal Mirror, volume VI, Dharma Publishing 1984