Annila

Japanese: 頞儞羅 - あんにら
Annila

...They are the attendants of Yakushi Nyorai and are depicted as attendants of the Yakushi Nyorai statue. There are various theories about the names of the 12 deities, but in Xuanzang's translation of the Yakushi Lapis Lazuli Light Nyorai Original Vow Merit Sutra, they are written as Kubira, Basara, Mekira, Antera, Annira, Santera, Indara, Haira, Makora, Shindara, Shatora, and Vikara. It is believed that the number 12 was linked to the zodiac in China, and the Twelve Heavenly Generals eventually came to be believed to constantly guard the 12 hours of the day and night. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Shinra" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…薬師如来の眷属(けんぞく)であり,薬師如来像の侍者として表現される。12尊の名称は諸説あるが,玄奘訳《薬師瑠璃光如来本願功徳経》には宮毘羅(くびら),伐折羅(ばさら),迷企羅(めきら),安底羅(あんてら),頞儞羅(あんにら),珊底羅(さんてら),因達羅(いんだら),波夷羅(はいら),摩虎羅(まこら),真達羅(しんだら),招杜羅(しやとら),毘羯羅(びから)と記される。12という数が中国において十二支と結びついたと推定され,やがて十二神将は昼夜12時をたえず護ると信じられるようになった。…

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