Sakra-Devānam Indra (English spelling)

Japanese: Śakra-Devānam Indra(英語表記)SakraDevanamIndra
Sakra-Devānam Indra (English spelling)

...Indra, a representative god in ancient Indian mythology, was adopted into Buddhism. In Sanskrit, he is called Śakra-Devānam Indra, and is expressed as Shakadeva-indara, Shakadeva, Shaka-indara, Shakati-kan-in, etc., and is called Ten-ta-shakra, Ten-shu-shakra, or Ten-tei, meaning the Emperor of the heavens. He had a deep relationship with Shakyamuni, as he often followed his training in many lives before Shakyamuni was born as Gautama Siddhartha, a prince of the Shakya clan, and appeared in preaching sessions after Shakyamuni became a Buddha. Along with Brahma, he is considered a good deity who protects Buddhism.

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Japanese:

…古代インド神話における代表的な神であるインドラが仏教にとり入れられたもの。サンスクリットでŚakra‐Devānam Indraといい,釈迦提婆因陀羅,釈迦提婆,釈迦因陀羅,釈提桓因などと表し,諸天中の天帝という意味で天帝釈,天主帝釈,天帝などという。釈迦が釈迦族の王子ゴータマ・シッダールタとして生まれる以前の数多くの一生においても,たびたびその修行を守り,釈迦が仏陀となって後は説法の場に登場するなど釈迦との関係が深く,梵天とともに仏法守護の善神とされている。…

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