Kubera : God of Many Hues

Contents: 1. Kubera : God of many hues. 2. Legends of Kubera : in word and in stone. 3. Worship of a God and before. 4. Dikpala Kubera: Guardian of the north. 5. Jainism: enter the Sasandevatas. 6. Buddhist Kubera: close abut not a clone. 7. Kubera's Vimana flies to Asia. 8. Marks of Kubera: the personification of good fortune. 9. God materials: from clay to gold. 10. Up the ladder of the Gods. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Kubera Lord of Yakshas is a multi-hued God with numerous legends associated with him. Starting with the birth of Kubera, this fascinating study traces the various legends associated with Kubera and their iconographic delineation, the integration and parallel of Kubera in Buddhism and Jainism, his representation in the other countries of Asia and in the different parts of India and so on. (jacket)