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(Sanskrit) or (Pali; , ), is the name of one of the Four Heavenly Kings. He is considered the "chief" of the Four Kings and an important figure on his own in Buddhism in Japan. His mantra is ''Oṃ Vaiśravaṇa Ye Soha''. ==Names== The name is a derivative (used, e.g., for patronymics) of the Sankrit proper name from the root "hear distinctly", (passive) "become famous".〔(MW Sanskrit Digital Dictionary p. 1026 )〕 The name is derived from the Sankrit ' which means "son of Vishrava", a usual epithet of the Hindu god Kubera.〔〔(The Ramayana Of Valmiki (Vol.2) Ayodhyakanda An Epic Of Ancient India )〕〔(Rāmopākhyāna: the story of Rāma in the Mahābhārata )〕 is also known as Kubera and Jambhala in Sanskrit and Kuvera in Pāli.〔The Heart of the Warrior: origins and religious background of the samurai system in feudal Japan By Catharina Blomberg. Page 31. Published 1994. Routledge (UK). Philosophy. ISBN 1-873410-13-1〕〔Ruthless Compassion: wrathful deities in early Indo-Tibetan esoteric Buddhist art By Rob Linrothe (page 20). Published 1999. Serindia Publications, Inc. Art & Art Instruction. 354 pages. ISBN 0-906026-51-2〕 Other names include: * , a calque of Sanskrit ' * . This was a loanword from into Middle Chinese with the addition of the word "heaven, god" * , THL ''Namthöse'', "Prince All-Hearing", a calque of Sanskrit ' * (モンゴル語:Баян Намсрай) is a loan from Tibetan ''thos sras'', a short form of Tibetan ''rnam thos sras'' with the addition of an honorific * (タイ語:ท้าวกุเวร) ''Thao Kuwen'' or ''Thao Wetsuwan'' is an honorific plus the modern pronunciation of Pali ''Vessavaṇa''. * (タミル語:குபேரன்) ''Kupēraṉ'' is a loan of ''Kubera'' or ''Kuvera'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vaiśravaṇa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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