Vaiśravaṇa (English spelling) Vaisravana

Japanese: Vaiśravaṇa(英語表記)Vaisravana
Vaiśravaṇa (English spelling) Vaisravana

...In Indian epics and Puranas, this mountain is often mentioned as the abode of the god Shiva, together with Lake Manasa at its foot. It is also said to be the palace of Kubera (also called Vaiśravaṇa, Bishamonten), one of the four guardian deities of the world and the ruler of the north. It is often identified with Mount Sumeru in Buddhist cosmology.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Vaiśravaṇa" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…インドの叙事詩やプラーナでは,この山はシバŚiva神の住居として,その麓にあるマーナサ湖とともにしばしば登場する。また,世界の四守護神の一つで,北方をつかさどるクベーラKubera神(別名バイシュラバナVaiśravaṇa,毘沙門天(びしやもんてん))の宮殿もこの山にあるといわれる。仏教の宇宙論におけるスメールSumeru山(須弥山(しゆみせん))がこの山と同一視されることもしばしばある。…

※「Vaiśravaṇa」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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