▁India ▁and ▁H indu ism ▁as ▁well . ▁Kub era ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁figure ▁in ▁Buddh ist ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁J ain ▁myth ology . ▁The ▁Oriental ist ▁Dr . ▁Nag endra ▁K umar ▁Singh ▁remarked ▁that , ▁" Every ▁Indian ▁religion ▁has ▁a ▁Kub era ▁after ▁the ▁H indu ▁prototype ". ▁ ▁In ▁Buddh ism ▁▁ ▁Kub era ▁is ▁the ▁Buddh ist ▁V ai ś ra va ṇ a ▁or ▁J amb h ala , ▁and ▁the ▁Japanese ▁B ish am on . ▁The ▁Buddh ist ▁V ais rav ana , ▁like ▁the ▁H indu ▁Kub era , ▁is ▁the ▁reg ent ▁of ▁the ▁North , ▁a ▁L oka - p ala ▁and ▁the ▁Lord ▁of ▁Y ak sh as . ▁He ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Four ▁Heaven ly ▁Kings , ▁each ▁associated ▁with ▁a ▁cardinal ▁direction . ▁In ▁Buddh ist ▁leg ends , ▁Kub era ▁is ▁also ▁equ ated ▁with ▁Pa ñ ci ka , ▁whose ▁wife ▁Har iti ▁is ▁the ▁symbol ▁of ▁abund ance . ▁The ▁icon ography ▁of ▁Kub era ▁and ▁Pan ci ka ▁is ▁so ▁similar ▁that ▁in ▁certain ▁cases , ▁A . ▁Get ty ▁comments , ▁it ▁is ▁extremely ▁difficult ▁to ▁distinguish ▁between ▁Pan ci ka ▁and ▁Kub era . ▁The ▁Japanese ▁B ish am on , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Tam on - T en , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁J ū ni - T en ▁( 十 二 天 ), ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁H indu ▁de ities ▁adopted ▁in ▁Buddh ism ▁as ▁guard