He is associated with Vajrapani-the Chief Dharmapala or Defender and Protector of the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha who embodies the power of the thunder gods such as Thor, Perun, and Zeus, or gods of intoxicating drinks such as Dionysus.
He is associated with Vajrapani-the Chief Dharmapala or Defender and Protector of the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha who embodies the power of the Five Dhyani Buddhas. Aspects of Indra as a deity are cognate to other Indo-European gods; they are either thunder gods such as Thor, Perun, and Zeus, or gods of intoxicating drinks such as Dionysus.