Garuḍa (English spelling)

Japanese: ガルダ（英語表記）Garuḍa

The name of a giant bird that appears in Hindu mythology. It is the chief of the bird tribe and the enemy of the snake tribe (→ Naga). According to legend, Garuda resented the humiliation of his mother by the snake tribe, and since then he has eaten snakes. It is the vehicle of the god Vishnu. It was also adopted in Buddhism, where it is transliterated as Garuda (Karura) and translated into Chinese as Konjicho (Gold-winged Bird), and is considered one of the eight guardians of Buddhism.

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Japanese:

インド神話に現れる巨大な鳥の名。鳥族の首長で，へび族 (→ナーガ ) の敵。伝説によれば，ガルダは母親がへび族にはずかしめられたのを恨み，それ以来，へびたちを食べるようになったといわれる。ビシュヌ神の乗物。仏教にも取入れられ，迦楼羅 (かるら) と音写，金翅鳥 (こんじちょう) と漢訳され，仏法を守護する八部衆の一つとされる。

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