...There is also a famous myth about the "Descent of the Ganges," in which the goddess Ganga descended from heaven at the request of King Bhagiratha, her torrent supported by the hair of the god Shiva, who was performing penance on Mount Kailasa, then split into several parts and reached the earth, where she purified the ashes of King Sagara's sons and led them to heaven. Mount Arbuda in central India (now called Mount Abu, a holy place for Jainism) has long been called the "son of the Himalayas," and is said to have been sent down to this barren land by the Himalayan mountain god. [Tanaka Otoya] *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Albuda Mountain" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ガンガー女神がバギーラタ王の願いによって天界から降下し,カイラーサ山において苦行をしているシバ神の髪の毛にその奔流を支えられて後,いくつかに分かれて地下にまで到達し,サガラ王の王子たちの死灰を浄めて昇天させた〈ガンガーの降下〉という神話も有名である。中部インドのアルブダ山(現在はアーブー山と呼ばれ,ジャイナ教の聖地となっている)は,古くから〈ヒマラヤの息子〉と呼ばれ,ヒマラヤ山神によってこの荒地に降ろされたといわれている。【田中 於菟弥】 ※「アルブダ[山]」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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