In Hindu iconography, the goddess Durgā is commonly depicted as riding a lion or a tiger.
In the Mahākālī Pyākhan dance of the Intra Jātrā festival of the Newar people of Kathmandu, Dhun is the name of the tiger that bears Mahākālī, an incarnation of Durgā.[1]
出身地：インド ドゥルガー女神が乗り物とする聖なる虎。獅子の姿で描かれることもある。 悪魔を殺すために生まれてきたドゥルガーは、その誕生に際して神々からさまざまな武器を授かった。彼女の乗り物とするこのドゥンも、その贈り物の一つである。 ドゥンの背中に乗ったドゥルガーは、その１０本の手全てに武器をとり、悪魔たちに立ち向かう。ドゥンは鋭い牙と爪を武器に、これを応援する。Translation: Place of origin: India A sacred tiger that serves as the mount of the goddess Durga. It is also depicted in the form of a lion. Born to slay demons, Durga was granted various weapons by the gods at the time of her birth. Dhun, who serves as her mount, is one of those gifts. Durga, riding on Dhun's back, bears weapons in all ten of her hands, fighting against demons. Dhun assists with this by using its sharp fangs and claws as weapons.
The tigress mount of the goddess Durga, of Hindu myth. Durga was born to defeat the Asura Mahisha, and Gdon was granted to her to help complete the task.
カーリーの化身ドゥルガーが乗り物とした、聖なるトラ。ツメとキバを武器に悪魔と戦うドゥルガーをたすけた。ヴィシュヌの化身ともいわれている。 Translation: A sacred tiger that served as the mount of Durga, an incarnation of Kali. It helped Durga fight demons by using its claws and fangs as weapons. It is also said to be an incarnation of Vishnu.
↑"Mahākāli—A sanguinary, belligerent goddess, and incarnation of Durgā, symbol of destruction. [...] Dhun—The tiger that bears Mahākālī." Dance and Music in South Asian Drama: Chhau, Mahākālī pyākhan and Yakshagāna: Report of Asian Traditional Performing Arts 1981 (1983), Richard Emmert et al.. (3rd ed.) p. 11. ISBN-13: 978-4-87017-014-8.
