Indra, with the epithet of Śakra (Sanskrit: शक्र Śakra; Pali: सक्क Sakka), is the ruler of the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven according to Buddhist cosmology. The name Śakra ("powerful") as an epithet of Indra is found in several verses of the Rigveda.
Indra, with the epithet of Śakra (Sanskrit: शक्र Śakra; Pali: सक्क Sakka), is the ruler of the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven according to Buddhist cosmology. The name Śakra ("powerful") as an epithet of Indra is found in several verses of the Rigveda.
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