Kunbi-ra is often confused with another Hindu god Kubi-ra, who was the predecessor of Bishamonten (Vaisravana) because their names are similar, but they are completely different from each other.
なお、クンビーラは同じくヒンドゥー教の神で毘沙門天の前身であるクベーラと名前が似るためよく混同されるが両者は全くの別物である。