Vaishravana (Tib: rnam thos sras) is one of the three principal Dharma protectors (dharmapalas) of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism - the others are Yama Dharmaraja (Kalarupa) and Six-Arm (Shadbuja) Mahakala. He is also known (1) as the King or Guardian of the North and (2) as a god of wealth.

He is usually portrayed with a stern look and two large staring eyes, one face and two hands. In his right hand he holds a victory banner of variously coloured fluttering silks - a gift of the gods, and with his left he holds a black mongoose spitting a flood of colored jewels collecting on the moon disc below. Adorned with a gold and jewel crown, earrings, body armour of gold, garments of various colours, pants and boots, he sits in a relaxed posture with the right leg extended atop a snow lion.

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