…Eight males and females were born from the egg that split on the left and right, and they became the Diggaja, the "elephants of the direction" that support the universe in eight directions. The first male was called Airāvata, and is said to have become the vehicle of Indra, the king of the gods. In another legend, Airāvata appeared at the same time as Kissāma with his wife Abhramū when the gods and asuras churned the ocean of milk. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Airāvata" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…左右に割れた卵から雌雄8頭ずつ生まれ,彼らは宇宙を8方位で支える〈方位の象〉ディグガジャDiggajaとなった。また最初に生まれた雄はアイラーバタAirāvataと呼ばれ,神々の王なるインドラの乗物となったともいわれる。アイラーバタはまた別の伝承では,神々とアスラの乳海かくはんの際,妻のアブラムーAbhramūとともに吉祥天と同時に現れたとされる。… ※「Airāvata」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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