ous and ▁E yes ") ▁( Ch inese : ▁ 天 主 ; ▁p iny in : ▁Ti ā n zh ǔ ; ▁lit . ▁" L ord ▁of ▁Heaven ") ▁ ▁Ther av ā da ▁Sak ka ' s ▁myth ology ▁and ▁character ▁is ▁exp ounded ▁upon ▁in ▁the ▁P ali ▁Can on , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁Sak ka ▁Sa ṃ y ut ta ▁of ▁the ▁Sa ṃ y ut ta ▁Nik ā ya . ▁ ▁Sak ka ▁plays ▁a ▁significant ▁role ▁in ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁J ā t aka ▁tales . ▁ ▁The ▁comment ator ▁Buddh ag ho ṣ a ▁has ▁identified ▁Sak ka ▁as ▁being ▁identical ▁to ▁V aj rap ā ṇ i . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Mah ā par in ib b ā na ▁S ut ta ▁( DN ▁ 1 6 ), ▁Sak ka ▁speak s ▁the ▁following ▁verse , ▁which ▁has ▁become ▁standard ▁in ▁Buddh ist ▁fun eral ▁r ites : ▁ ▁Mah ā y ā na ▁In ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁Equ anim ity , ▁Ś ak ra ▁plays ▁a ▁central ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁ko an . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Mah ā par in ir v ā ṇ a ▁S ū tra , ▁Ś ak ra ▁ut ters ▁a ▁st anza ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Bud d ha ' s ▁death ▁as ▁a ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁Four ▁No ble ▁Tr uth s . ▁It ▁is ▁identical ▁to ▁the ▁P ali ▁formula ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁corresponding ▁s ut ta .: ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁recognized ▁as ▁one ▁of