Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c8.80
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c8.80
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v1.c8.80
By the time of the compilation of the Nikāyas, the hold of the Vedic god Indra on the mind of the people seems to have become greatly weakened and Indra has been merged in Sakka, although, strictly speaking, Indra and Sakka are quite different conceptions. (See *s.v.* Sakka.)