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ID: 901000389
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000389
Record Type: Character/Person

Kubēra (Hindu deity)

Note: Hindu god of wealth.

Names:
Kubēra (Hindu deity) (preferred,Sanskrit (transliterated)-P,D,N)
Kubēra (Hindu deity) (English-P,D,N)
Kuvera (Hindu deity) (Dutch,U,N)
Kuvera (Hindu deity) (English,U,N)
Kubera (Hindu deity) (English,U,N)
Kuber (Hindu deity) (undetermined,U,N)
कुबेर (Hindu deity) (Sanskrit,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Hindu iconography> (P)
........<Hindu characters> (P)
............Kubēra (Hindu deity) (I)
Related Iconography:
related to .... Dhanaputra
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu allegory, symbolism, theme, Dhanaputra (Hindu legendary thing)) [901002453]
associated with .... Sarvāṇha
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Jain iconography, Jain characters, Sarvāṇha (Jaina deity)) [901002503]
associated with .... Sarvānubhūti
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Jain iconography, Jain characters, Sarvānubhūti (Hindu and Jaina deity)) [901002504]
has as aspect .... Yakṣarāṭ
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu characters, Kubēra (Hindu deity), Yakṣarāṭ (Hindu deity)) [901002501]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Hinduism
.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... wealth
.....(economic concepts, social science concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
symbolic attribute is .... nakulaka
.....(moneybags, containers for exchange media, containers by function or context, containers (receptacles), Containers (hierarchy name), Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Kubēra (Hindu deity)
................AIIS, CAA database (2000-)
................EITA Glossary: North India (1989-)
Kuvera (Hindu deity)
................Rijksmuseum [online] (2000-)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Kubera (Hindu deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 93008786
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................AIIS AAT, contribution from AIIS EITA (2021-) reference at Dhanaputra
Kuber (Hindu deity)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
कुबेर (Hindu deity)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubera
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) in "local deities: Hinduism," accessed 17 June 2017
................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 93008786
................ British Museum [online] (1999-) http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=251566&partId=1&searchText=Kuvera&images=true&page=1
................ AIIS, CAA database (2000-)

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