Vāyu - Bāyu (English spelling)

Japanese: バーユ - ばーゆ(英語表記)Vāyu
Vāyu - Bāyu (English spelling)

An ancient Indian wind god. One of the nature deities in the Rig-Veda, the oldest Indian scripture. He is also called vāta. Both Bāyu and Bāta are generally used simply to mean wind. In the Rig-Veda, Bāyu rides in a shining car drawn by swift horses, and is sometimes chased by Indra (the god of wisdom). Bāyu is considered a purifier, frees people from evil, drives away enemies, and bestows fame, offspring, livestock, and wealth. He is also said to have the right to drink the sacred drink soma before anyone else. In one verse, Bāyu is said to have arisen from the life-spirit of the Purusha (the original man). This became the basis for later mystical speculations on the life-spirit.

[Katsuhiko Uemura]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

古代インドの風神。インド最古の聖典『リグ・ベーダ』の自然神の一つ。風神はまたバータvātaともよばれる。バーユもバータも、一般には単に風の意味で用いられている。『リグ・ベーダ』において、バーユは駿馬(しゅんめ)たちの引く光り輝く車に乗り、ときとしてインドラ(帝釈天(たいしゃくてん))を御者とするとされる。バーユは浄化作用をもつとみなされ、人々を災禍から解放し、敵を駆逐し、名声、子孫、家畜、財宝を授けるとされる。彼はまた、神聖なる飲料ソーマをほかのだれよりも先に飲む権利を有するとされる。一詩節において、バーユはプルシャ(原人)の生気から生じたといわれる。これは後代の生気に関する神秘的な思弁の基礎となった。

[上村勝彦]

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