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Śakra
Śakra (Pāli, Sakka). The king or chief of the gods (deva). Śakra rules over the heaven of the 33 gods (Skt., trāyastriṃśa; Pāli, tāvatiṃsa) which is the lowest of the heavens and thus the closest to the human world. He makes frequent appearances in Buddhist literature and is regarded as a devotee of the Buddha and protector of the faith. He is regarded as noble, kindly, and just and a guardian of the moral law, but still subject to many frailties. The figure of Śakra bears some relation to the Vedic god Indra.
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "Śakra." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "Śakra." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-akra.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "Śakra." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-akra.html |
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Śakra
Śakra (courage): see ĀDITYAS.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Śakra." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Śakra." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-akra.html JOHN BOWKER. "Śakra." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-akra.html |
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