Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c8.77

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2. Inda.—The Pāli equivalent of the Vedic Indra. He is referred to only very seldom in the Nikāyas. In one such passage¹ he is mentioned with Soma, Varuṇa, Isāna, Pajāpati, Brahmā, Mahiddi and Yāma, as a god whom brahmins invoke and pray to, for union with Brahmā after death. In another place,² he is described as being seated in the company of Pajāpati and other gods in the Assembly Hall, named Sudhammā. Two of his companions, having listened to the admonition of Gopaka, became disciples of the Buddha and, as a result, far surpassed in glory Inda and his other companion devas. In the same context, Vāsava, ruler of the gods, identified with Sakka, is addressed by Gopaka as “Indra.”