Indra

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Indra
Keeng o the Gods
God o Lichtnin, Thunner, Rains an River flows
Keeng o Heaven
Indra
Pentin o Indra on his elephant moont, Airavata.
Devanagariइन्द्र or इंद्र
Sanskrit transleeterationइन्द्र
AffiliationDeva (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism)
AbodeAmarāvati in Svarga, Indraloka, Mount Meru
WappenVajra (Thunnerbolt)
SymbolsVajra
MoontAiravata (White elephant), Uchchaihshravas (White horse)
TextsVedas, Puranas, Epics
ConsortShachi (Indrani)
Greek equivalentZeus
Roman equivalentJupiter

Indra (Sanskrit: इन्द्र) is a Vedic deity in Hinduism,[1] a guardian deity in Buddhism,[2] an the king o first heiven cried Saudharmakalpa in Jainism.[3]

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. Thomas Berry (1996). Religions of India: Hinduism, Yoga, Buddhism. Columbia University Press. pp. 20–21. ISBN 978-0-231-10781-5.
  2. Helen Josephine Baroni (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-8239-2240-6.
  3. Lisa Owen (2012). Carving Devotion in the Jain Caves at Ellora. BRILL Academic. p. 25. ISBN 90-04-20629-9.