因陀羅

From Sanskrit इन्द्र (indra).

因陀羅

1. (Hinduism) Indra

   • 譬如因陀羅柱，銅鐵作之，於深入地中，四方猛風不能令動。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     譬如因陀罗柱，铜铁作之，于深入地中，四方猛风不能令动。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. mid. 5th century, Guṇabhadra (求那跋陀羅), trans. The Saṃyuktāgama (雜阿含經). English text based on the parallel text SN 56.39 of the Pali Tipiṭaka, trans. Bhikkhu Bodhi.

     Pìrú Yīntuóluó zhù, tóng tiě zuò zhī, yú shēnrù dì zhōng, sìfāng měng fēng bùnéng lìng dòng. [Pinyin]

     [T]here was an iron pillar or an Indra’s pillar with a deep base, securely planted, immobile, unshaking. Even if a forceful blast of wind comes—whether from the east, the west, the north, or the south—that pillar would not shake, quake, or tremble.

   • 因陀羅和他的隊伍帶來了群牛。 [MSC, trad.]
     因陀罗和他的队伍带来了群牛。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Jin Kemu (金克木), trans. The Rigveda X. 89, in 《梵語文學史》 (A History of Sanskrit Literature), 1980. English text based on the translation by Ralph T. H. Griffith.

     Yīntuóluó hé tāde duìwǔ dàilái le qúnniú. [Pinyin]

     Indra brought forth the kine with his Companions.

2. (Buddhism) Sakra

   Synonyms: 帝釋天／帝释天 (Dìshìtiān), 釋提桓因／释提桓因 (Shìtíhuányīn)