Indra | |
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Keeng o the Gods God o Lichtnin, Thunner, Rains an River flows Keeng o Heaven | |
![]() Pentin o Indra on his elephant moont, Airavata. | |
Devanagari | इन्द्र or इंद्र |
Sanskrit transleeteration | इन्द्र |
Affiliation | Deva (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) |
Abode | Amarāvati in Svarga, Indraloka, Mount Meru |
Wappen | Vajra (Thunnerbolt) |
Symbols | Vajra |
Moont | Airavata (White elephant), Uchchaihshravas (White horse) |
Texts | Vedas, Puranas, Epics |
Consort | Shachi (Indrani) |
Greek equivalent | Zeus |
Roman equivalent | Jupiter |
Indra (Sanskrit: इन्द्र) is a Vedic deity in Hinduism,[1] a guardian deity in Buddhism,[2] an the king o first heiven cried Saudharmakalpa in Jainism.[3]