Kinnara - Kinnara

Japanese: 緊那羅 - きんなら
Kinnara - Kinnara
A transliteration of the Sanskrit Kiṃnara. Originally a demigod in Hindu mythology. He appears frequently in the two great Indian epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, along with the similar Kiṃpuruṣa (which appears in the Vedic texts), but the relationship between the two is unclear. He is said to have a beautiful singing voice and a horse's head. He was adopted into Buddhism and is considered a winged singing god. He is included in the eight deities (→Hachibushu) who protect the teachings of the Buddha.

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Japanese:
サンスクリット語 Kiṃnaraの音写。元来はインド神話上の半神。『マハーバーラタ』『ラーマーヤナ』のインドの二大叙事詩に多く現れ,類似の Kiṃpuruṣa (この語はベーダ文献にすでにみえる) とともに出るが,両者の関係は明確ではない。美しい声で歌をうたい,また馬の頭をしているともいわれる。仏教に取入れられ,羽をもった歌神とみなされている。仏陀の教えを守護する8種の神格 (→八部衆 ) のなかに含められている。

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