▁tre asures ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁Kub era ▁is ▁often ▁dep icted ▁with ▁a ▁pl ump ▁body , ▁ad orn ed ▁with ▁j ew els , ▁and ▁carrying ▁a ▁money - pot ▁and ▁a ▁club . ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁evil ▁spirits ▁in ▁V edic - era ▁texts , ▁Kub era ▁acquired ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁a ▁De va ▁( god ) ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁Pur anas ▁and ▁the ▁H indu ▁ep ics . ▁ ▁The ▁script ures ▁describe ▁that ▁Kub era ▁once ▁ruled ▁L anka , ▁but ▁was ▁over th rown ▁by ▁his ▁demon ▁half - bro ther ▁Rav ana , ▁later ▁sett ling ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁A la ka ▁in ▁the ▁H imal ay as . ▁Descri ptions ▁of ▁the ▁" gl ory " ▁and ▁" spl end ours " ▁of ▁Kub era ' s ▁city ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁many ▁script ures . ▁ ▁Kub era ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁assim il ated ▁into ▁the ▁Buddh ist ▁and ▁J ain ▁p ant he ons . ▁In ▁Buddh ism , ▁he ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁V ais rav ana , ▁the ▁patron ym ic ▁used ▁of ▁the ▁H indu ▁Kub era ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁equ ated ▁with ▁Pa ñ ci ka , ▁while ▁in ▁J ain ism , ▁he ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁Sar van ub h uti . ▁ ▁Icon ography ▁Kub era ▁is ▁often ▁dep icted ▁as ▁a ▁d war f , ▁with ▁complex ion ▁of ▁lot us ▁leaves ▁and ▁a ▁big ▁bel ly . ▁He ▁is ▁described ▁as