Many also believe that the name may have connections with the word Indra.
While the original Hindu concept was developed and explained in various Dharmic philosophical texts of ancient India, the Buddhist version of the metaphor was later developed by the Mahayana school in the 3rd century scriptures of the Avatamsaka Sutra and later by the Huayan school between the 6th and 8th centuries.
Indra is King of the demi-gods or Devas and Lord of Heaven or Svargaloka in Hindu mythology.
The Kausik-sutra and the Paraskara-sutra associate her repeatedly as the wife of Parjanya (a god associated with rains) and Indra.
In Javanese the term is said to derive either from "Sailendra", the name of the ruling family in the eighth and ninth centuries when Borobudur was built, or from its earlier being given by the god Sang Hyang Hendra.
Indra and Agni are portrayed as consuming Soma in copious quantities.
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Airavata, the mythical elephant king and the mount of Indra in Hinduism.
Amoghavarsha III (934–939 CE), whose Kannada name was Baddiga, was in exile in Tripuri and was a younger brother of Indra III and uncle to Govinda IV.
In keeping with Hindu tradition of temple architecture, the outer walls of the temple complex are adorned with statues Ashta-Dikpalas like, Indra, Agni, Vayu, Varun & Ishan in the cardinal directions.
Shilpi brahma (Indra) with Kriyasakthi (Sachidevi) is at the North,
Indrapura ("City of Indra") was the capital of Champa from about 875 to about 1000 AD.
When Rogue and Magneto bring Indra and other students back to Indra's home in Mumbai to visit his family and, unbeknownst to anyone at the time, take his brother's place in an arranged marriage, the X-Men and students visit a local market where strange storms have been placing people, including Indra's brother, in comas.
Demang Lehman Stadium previously named the stadium Indrasari, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the village of Indra Sari, Martapura, Banjar Regency, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, which is also the headquarters while (Homebase) football club PS Barito Putera for two seasons ISL and to finish remodeling May 17th Stadium.
During the later stage of Vedic era, when Purana, Vedanta and Itihas (Epics Ramayana and Maha Bharath) literatures emerged the importance of the basic nature elements Agni, Varuna, Vayu and Indra in the literature decreased.
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The devas’ who were the personification of the basic natural elements, Agni (fire), Varuna (water), Vayu (air) went uncoordinated and havoc spread in the universe, As Indra (ether) was not able to administer and coordinate the Pancha bootha.
On the other hand, there are the Chambers run by Arjun (Karthik Kumar) along with Sharada (Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli), Mani (Praveen) and Indra (Srilekha Parthasarathy).
In a bid to prevent Dileepa from equalling his record, Indra placed many hurdles in the path of the successful completion of the 100th yajna, but Raghu, son of Dilipa, was able to prevail over the forces of Indra, and the yajna was completed successfully.
Some major venues performed throughout the years include; The Viper Room in Hollywood, California, Mercury Lounge in New York, New York, The Cavern Club in Liverpool, England (made world famous by The Beatles) and The Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany (where The Beatles played first).
Resuming his wanderings, the sage came across Indra riding his elephant, Airavata, attended by the gods.
It got the appellation "Indra Sabha" probably it is significantly ornate and also because of the sculpture of the yaksha (dedicated attendant deity) Matanga on an elephant, which was wrongly identified as that of Indra.
Although the character played by Indra Bania was named "Machang Lalung" in the film, his real name was Machal.
Not much is known about Sikkim's ancient history, except that the original inhabitants were the Lepcha (or "Rong"), Limbu(Tsong) and Bhutias Sikkim also finds its mention on many Hindu texts as Indrakil or "Garden of Lord Indra."
The large temple of Akash Bhairav (alternative name: Āju Dyah आजुद्यः) on the western side of the square is the symbol of Indra Chok.
For 2009 season, Indra Putra join Kelantan and will be partner upfront by his former teammate in Perak Muhamad Khalid Jamlus.
Indra Sjafri (born 2 February 1963 in Batang Kapas, South Pesisir Regency, Indonesia) is a former Indonesian football player and currently the head coach of the Indonesia U-19.
It is derived from the Sanskrit words महेन्द्र (Great Indra, a title of the Hindu god Indra) and पर्वत (mountain) and is a reference to the sacred hill top site commonly known as "Phnom Kulen" today where Jayavarman II was consecrated as the first king of the Khmer Empire in 802.
Manavadar taluk have big towns or villages like Bantwa, Nanadiya, Khambhla, Nakara,Pajod, Jilana, Sardargadh (List of Indian Princely States), Mitdi, Limbuda, Indra, Sherdi, Bhimora, Galvav, Sanosara,Koyalana(Ghed), Zinzari, Chudva, Khadiya, Vadala, Sitana, Bhitana, padaradi (Ghed)(પાદરડી-ઘેડ) etc.
Deities addressed besides Indra and Agni include the Vishvadevas, Pusan, the Asvins, Ushas (Dawn), the Maruts, Dyaus and Prthivi (Heaven and Earth), Savitar, Brhaspati and Soma-Rudra.
The rivers mentioned in the 7th Mandala are the Sarasvati, Asikni, Parusni and possibly the Yamuna (in 7.18.19 the name of a helper of Indra, maybe also the name of a woman or goddess).
Narayana sent this nymph to Indra with them, and from her having been produced from the thigh (uru in Sanskrit) of the sage, she was called Urvashi.
The "rocky treasure-chest" of the Panis is identical to Vala, the stone split by Indra to liberate Dawn.
Sapta Rishis - Atthri, Vasishtar, Kaasyapar, Gouthamar, Bharadwajar, Vishvamitra and Jamadagni got the seva of this Maayapiraan along with porkodi Naachiyaar and through Indra, it is said that all these Saptarishis got their Mukti towards the Emperumaan.
Sagara, a king who was tricked by Indra into a conflict with the sage Kapila, leading to the death of his 60,000 sons, the descent of the Ganges to earth, and his sons' revival
Rama is a root word for "Joy" in Sanaskrit and Indra is considered as the God for Rains and also, the King of Heavens.
On certain levels, the player may also control a supporting vehicle - an Ex-Up, such as Indra - a futuristic motorcycle, a premise described as "RoboCop on a Harley".
Tengku Petri binti Tengku Long, Tengku Ampuan, second daughter of Tengku Long bin Tengku Ngah Long Besut, Tengku Sri Indra Segara, of Besut, in Trengganu, by his first wife, Tengku Embong binti al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad, third daughter of Paduka Sri Sultan Muhammad III ibni al-Marhum Sultan Ahmad, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of the State of Kelantan.
Tarkasena was made a demon after his defeat in a great war between him and Lord Kumara Swamy (Subramania Swamy), the son of Lord Shiva and Parvathi and the son-in-law of Indra, who was invaded by Tarakasura over an insult meted out to him.
The track "Indra" was used in a scene of the film Vanilla Sky.
The event was controversial, with critics pointing to the $2.3 billion price tag and commercial sponsorship by multinationals (Endesa, Nestlé, Coca-Cola, Telefónica, and Indra) with dubious reputations in the Third World.
While the figure of Verethragna is highly complex, parallels have also been drawn between it and (variously) Vedic Indra
"O king, this feast that you have partaken with your kinsmen, has been provided by my calf Nandini (sometimes referred as Sabala), who was gifted to me by Indra. You must know that she is the daughter of Indra's cow Kamadhenu. She provides me with everything I need."
According to the Rig Veda, Vritra kept the waters of the world captive until he was killed by Indra, who destroyed all the 99 fortresses of Vritra (although the fortresses are sometimes attributed to Sambara) before liberating the imprisoned rivers.
The earliest legend narrated to the iconic emerald image of the Buddha is that of Nagasena, a saint in India who with the help of Hindu god, Vishnu and demigod Indra had the Emerald Buddha image made, 500 years after Buddha attained Nirvana, from the precious stone of Emerald.