CG Canon Deity Profile
Vaishravana
多聞天王
BishamontenDuowen TianwangTamontenVaisravanaVaiśravaṇa多聞天王多闻天王毗沙门天毗沙门天王毘沙門天
Overview
多聞天王是佛教四天王之一，鎮守北方；在日本常稱毘沙門天或多聞天，通常以披甲護法形象出現，常持兵器與寶塔。
The Buddhist Guardian King of the North and one of the Four Heavenly Kings. In Japan, Vaiśravaṇa is widely known as Bishamonten or Tamonten and is represented as an armored protector, often with a weapon and miniature stupa.
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Paintings (10)
A mural of Vaisravana/Namtose, the Guardian King of the North, from Ladakh
Kasuga Shrine Mandala with the Deity Bishamon Ten (Vaiśravaṇa), (J., Kasuga Bishamonten Mandara)
Image of Bishamonten
The Deva Bishamonten
After a Sung Painting of a Heavenly King
The Iconography of the Deva Bishamonten
The Guardian King of the North, Vaishravana-namthosa
Sun Wukong Battles the Four Heavenly Kings – 四大天神與悟空戰
Vaisravana
VaisravanaSculptures (16)
Vaisravana (One of the Four Heavenly Generals)
The Guardian God Bishamonten
The Deva Bishamonten
Standing Tobatsu Bishamonten (Vaiśravaṇa)
Standing Bishamonten (Sk. Vaiśravaṇa)
The Guardian God Bishamonten
The Guardian God Bishamonten
托塔天王 Tamon Heavenly King – panoramio
Manjusri (Bodhisattva of Wisdom) & Heavenly King
Heavenly King, Fengxian Temple, Longmen Grottoes