…The Aryans gradually adopted the ancient worship of snakes, and came to regard them as demigods. In Hindu texts, the Nagas, or snakes, are said to live in an underworld called Pātāla. Vāsuki and other dragon kings rule over that world. … From [Ryugu]…Nirai Kanai in Okinawa has some things in common with the Dragon Palace on the mainland. [Obayashi Taryo] In ancient India, the underground world inhabited by the dragons (Nāga) was called Nāgaloka or Pātāla, and its capital was called Bhogavati (City of Pleasure) and was a luxurious place surrounded by walls studded with jewels. The palace of the Dragon King was called the Dragon Palace (Nāgabhavana or Nāgarājabhavana), where King Ananta, the leader of the dragons, Adishesha (the original dragon), lived surrounded by beautiful women. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Pātāla" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…アーリヤ人は古来より行われた蛇神崇拝をしだいに受け入れ,半神の一つとみなすようになった。ヒンドゥー教の文献では,ナーガすなわち蛇族は,パーターラPātālaと呼ばれる地底界に住むとされる。バースキVāsukiその他の竜王がその世界を統治している。… 【竜宮】より…沖縄のニライカナイにも本土の竜宮と共通する面がある。【大林 太良】 古来インドでは竜(ナーガNāga)族の住む地底の世界を〈ナーガローカNāgaloka〉あるいは〈パーターラPātāla〉とよび,その都は〈ボーガバティー(快楽の町)〉といわれ,宝石をちりばめた城壁に囲まれた豪華なものであった。竜王の宮殿を竜宮(ナーガババナNāgabhavanaまたはナーガラージャババナNāgarājabhavana)とよび,竜族の長アーディ・シェーシャ(原初の竜)たるアナンタ王が,美しい女たちに囲まれて住んでいた。… ※「Pātāla」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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