| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:Dragon gptkb:Hindu_mythology
 gptkb:yaksha
 
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                                | gptkbp:associatedWith | gptkb:Tibetan_Buddhism gptkb:Chinese_Buddhism
 gptkb:Japanese_Buddhism
 gptkb:Thai_Buddhism
 gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Buddhism
 gptkb:Four_Great_Kings
 gptkb:Lokapāla
 wealth
 Buddhist cosmology
 prosperity
 protection
 warriors
 patron of warriors
 guardian of treasures
 Buddhist protective deities
 Jambudvīpa (Indian subcontinent)
 defender against evil spirits
 giver of gifts
 guardian of monasteries
 hearing many things (omniscience)
 protector of righteous people
 yaksha king
 
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                                | gptkbp:hasChineseName | Duōwén Tiānwáng (多闻天王) 
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                                | gptkbp:homeTo | Northern quarter of Mount Sumeru 
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                                | gptkbp:iconography | stands on demons depicted in armor
 holds a club or staff
 
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                                | gptkbp:JapaneseName | gptkb:Bishamonten 
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                                | gptkbp:mentionedIn | gptkb:Buddhist_scripture gptkb:Mahāyāna_sutras
 
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                                | gptkbp:nameInSanskrit | gptkb:Vaiśravaṇa 
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                                | gptkbp:parent | Ishvara (in some traditions) 
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                                | gptkbp:role | gptkb:Guardian_of_the_North 
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                                | gptkbp:servedAs | protector of the Buddha protector of Buddhist teachings
 
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                                | gptkbp:spouse | Bhadra (in some traditions) 
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                                | gptkbp:symbol | gptkb:umbrella gptkb:Buddhist_temple
 mace
 money bag
 
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                                | gptkbp:TibetanName | Namthöse 
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                                | gptkbp:worshippedIn | gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism gptkb:Vajrayana_Buddhism
 gptkb:Theravāda_Buddhism
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Vaiśravaṇa 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Vessavaṇa 
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