檢視 Vaishravana 多聞天王（北方) 的原始碼

[[Image:VaisravanaTST.jpg|frame|Vaishravana]]
'''Vaishravana''' (Skt. ''Vaiśravaṇa''; Tib. [[རྣམ་ཐོས་སྲས་]], ''Namtösé''; [[Wyl.]] ''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]]). 

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.

==Further Reading==
*''Crystal Mirror, volume VI'', Dharma Publishing 1984

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[[Category:Gods and demons]]