[INDRA]The king of the divine family (the Deva) who was very active in "Rig-Veda"."Mighty Indra shook the world, as if the wind made water into waves. He did his best to cut off the top of the mountains." ("Rig-Veda"/ 4-19-4) Indra has existed for many long years, since 1400 B.C.. Once he was a more central figure than Vishunu or Shiva, and had mighty authority. He is God of thunder, and it is said that he had the divine position which corresponds with Zeus in the Greek myths. In Buddhism, he is painted as "Taishakuten". ![]() |