Vessavaṇa

One of the names of Kuvera, given to him because his kingdom is called Visāṇā (DN.iii.201;

mentioned 54 times in the Pāḷi canon and commentaries.

Often named with

• Sakka (6)
• Kuvera (5)
• Sāvatthī (4)
• Nandamātar (3)
• Tāvatiṃsa (3)
• Virūḷhaka (3)
• Dhataraṭṭha (2)
• Janavasabha (2)
• Sanaṅkumāra (2)
• Veḷukaṇḍaka (2)
• Vipassī (2)
• Virūpakkha (2)
• Visāṇā (2)

Mentioned in

• Dīghanikāya · Mahāvaggapāḷi: 11
• Dīghanikāya · Pāthikavaggapāḷi: 6
• Aṅguttaranikāya · Sattakanipātapāḷi: 8
• Aṅguttaranikāya · Aṭṭhakanipātapāḷi: 2
• Khuddakanikāya · Vimānavatthupāḷi: 2
• Khuddakanikāya · Petavatthupāḷi: 2
• Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthupāḷi: 1
• Dīghanikāya · Mahāvagga-aṭṭhakathā: 2
• Dīghanikāya · Pāthikavagga-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Majjhimanikāya · Mūlapaṇṇāsa-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Aṅguttaranikāya · Duka-tika-catukkanipāta-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Khuddakanikāya · Suttanipāta-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Khuddakanikāya · Vimānavatthu-aṭṭhakathā: 6
• Khuddakanikāya · Petavatthu-aṭṭhakathā: 2
• Khuddakanikāya · Theragāthā-aṭṭhakathā: 4
• Khuddakanikāya · Apadāna-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā: 3

Others of this name

• Vessavaṇa: name of one of the Four Great Kings