...The religion of ancient India, as it is known, was clearly polytheistic, with a great number of deities to which hymns were given. Most of the deities were natural phenomena, such as Agni, the fire god, or Bāyu, the wind god. Other deities include Tvaṣṭṛ, the craftsman, Dakṣa, the will, and Vāc, the goddess of language. The most revered deity was Indra, the god of war, to whom almost a quarter of the Rig-Veda hymns are dedicated. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Dakṣa" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…これによって知られる古代インドの宗教は明らかに多神教で,賛歌の対象となる神格の数はきわめて多い。神格の多くは火神アグニ,風神バーユなどのような自然現象を神格化したものであるが,そのほかに,工巧神トゥバシュトリTvaṣṭṛ,意力を神格化したダクシャDakṣa,言語を神格化した女神バーチュVācなど多彩な神格が認められる。最も尊崇された神は武勇神インドラで,《リグ・ベーダ》賛歌のほぼ4分の1がこの神にささげられている。… ※「Dakṣa」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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