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ID: 901002253
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002253
Record Type: Character/Person

Jambala (Buddhist deity)

Note: Buddhist god of riches, one of the Dragsheds.

Names:
Jambala (Buddhist deity) (preferred,English-P,D)
Jambhala (Buddhist deity) (English)
Zambala (Buddhist deity) (English)
Dzambala (Buddhist deity) (English)
Dzambhala (Buddhist deity) (English)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
........<Buddhist characters> (P)
............Jambala (Buddhist deity) (I)
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 .... Buddhist
.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
topic is .... wealth
.....(economic concepts, social science concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Jambala (Buddhist deity)
................Casanowicz, Buddhist Art in US National Museum (1921)
Jambhala (Buddhist deity)
................Casanowicz, Buddhist Art in US National Museum (1921)
Zambala (Buddhist deity)
................Casanowicz, Buddhist Art in US National Museum (1921)
Dzambala (Buddhist deity)
................Casanowicz, Buddhist Art in US National Museum (1921)
Dzambhala (Buddhist deity)
................Casanowicz, Buddhist Art in US National Museum (1921)

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