Kubera, The God of Riches, is also known as Vaishravana or Jambhala. He is venerated by Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains. Kubera was originally the chief of the demigods and guardians of treasures (yakshas). He is also the Regent of the Northern Direction (dikpala). This Jain representation from Varuna, Karnataka, exhibits his characteristic iconography of being potbellied (tundila). He wears copious princely ornaments (bodhisattva abharana) and has long wavy locks of hair on his shoulders. He is seated on a lotus base in the kingly posture of royal ease (maharajalila asana) with his left leg lying flat and his right knee raised. His now-missing left hand likely once held a pomegranate (dadima) or citron (jambhira). His right hand holds the stalk of a now-broken lotus (padma). His aureole has a plain inner band and an outer band decorated with diamond-shaped floral motifs with bead junctures.
