Ekadanta

Japanese: Ekadanta
Ekadanta

…He is said to be the son of Lord Shiva and Parvati. He has a human body but an elephant face and one tusk, so he is called Ekadanta (one with one tusk). He is also said to have the power to remove all obstacles, so he is called Vigneshvara (Lord who removes obstacles).…

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Ekadanta" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…シバ神とパールバティーPārvatīの息子とされる。彼は身体は人間であるが象面で,一牙を持つから,エーカダンタEkadanta(一牙を持つ者)と呼ばれる。また,あらゆる障害を取り除く力をそなえているとされ,ビグネーシュバラ(障害を除く主)とも呼ばれる。…

※「Ekadanta」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。

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