Kalki (English spelling)

Japanese: カルキ(英語表記)Kalki
Kalki (English spelling)
One of the incarnations of the god Vishnu in Hindu mythology. Also called Kalkin. In the last days of the world, when the authority of the scriptures is lost and the lifespan of humans is only 23 years, Vishnu appears as a person called Kalki, who will destroy evil and open up a new era. He is depicted riding a white horse with a drawn sword.

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Japanese:
インド神話のビシュヌ神の化身の一つ。カルキン Kalkinともいう。聖典の権威が失われ,人間の寿命がわずか 23歳になる末世に,ビシュヌ神はカルキという人物として出現し,悪を滅ぼし新たな時代を切り開くという。抜刀して白馬に乗る姿で描かれる。

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