- Indra is a Vedic deity in Hinduism, a guardian deity in Buddhism, and the king of first heaven called Saudharmakalpa in Jainism
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- His mythologies and powers are similar, though not identical to those of the Indo-European deities such as Zeus, Jupiter, Perun, Thor, and Odin (Wotan)
- In the Vedas, Indra is the king of the Devas
- He is the god of lightning, thunder, storms, rains and river flows
- Indra is the most referred to deity in the Rigveda
- He is celebrated for his powers, and the one who kills the great symbolic evil named Vritra who obstructs human prosperity and happiness
- Indra destroys Vritra and his "deceiving forces", and thereby brings rains and the sunshine as the friend of mankind
- His importance diminishes in the post-Vedic Indian literature where he is depicted as a powerful hero but one who is getting in trouble with his drunken, hedonistic and adulterous ways, and the god who disturbs Hindu monks as they meditate because he fears self-realized human beings may become more powerful than him
- In Buddhism, Indra has been a popular deity, referred by many names and particularly Shakra (Pali: Sakka)
- He is featured in Buddhism somewhat differently than Hinduism, such as being shown as less war oriented and one paying homage to the Buddha
- Indra rules over the much sought Devas realm of rebirth within the Samsara doctrine of Buddhist traditions
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