…In the Puranas, the mythology of Vishnu's incarnations (avatāra) was established. There are various theories about the types and number of incarnations, and it is not necessarily consistent, but the most common are ten incarnations: boar (Baraha), man-lion (Nrīsimha), turtle (Kūrma), dwarf (Bāmana), fish (Matsya), Rama, Paraśurāma, Krishna, Buddha, and Kalki. Vishnu became a boar, rescued the submerged earth with its tusks, and killed the demon Hiranyaksha. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Paraśurāma" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…プラーナ文献において,ビシュヌの化身(アバターラavatāra)神話が整備された。化身の種類と数については種々の説があり,必ずしも一定しないが,特に,猪(バラーハ),人獅子(ヌリシンハ),亀(クールマ),侏儒(バーマナ),魚(マツヤ),ラーマ,パラシュラーマParaśurāma,クリシュナ,ブッダ,カルキKalkiの10種の化身が最も一般的である。ビシュヌは猪となり,水没していた大地をその牙で救い上げ,悪魔ヒラニヤークシャを殺した。… ※「Paraśurāma」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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