Indra, Shakra; 帝釋天, 帝释; Tibetan: བརྒྱ་བྱིན (gyachin); Wylie: brgya byin, brgya sbyin; Sanskrit: Indra, Śakra;
In Hinduism, Indra is the king of gods residing in Amaravati, with thousand eyes on his body, holding a vajra and riding on a white elephant.
In Buddhism, Indra is a Dharma protector who resides above Mount Meru (Sumeru), in Trayastrimsha (Thirty-Three Heaven). He was one of two gods (the other was Bhrama) to request Buddha to turn the wheel of dharma.
帝釋天是欲界忉利天之主，身有千眼，居住在須彌山頂，座騎為六牙白象，經常率領天人與阿修羅戰鬥。原是印度教的神明。曾經在佛佗成道後請佛轉法輪的天神，另一個是梵天。
Synonyms/Additional Terms 同義詞:
帝釋, Sakra, Indra
