Vayu [ʋaːju] (sanskrt वायु) bog je vjetra u hinduističkoj mitologiji. Njegova su druga imena Anil, Vyān („zrak”), Vāta („zračni element”), Tanun, Pavan i Prāṇa („dah”). Ušao je u šintoizam i japanski budizam pod imenom Fūten. Vayuove supruge su Bharati (oblik velike božice Sarasvati) i Svasti, dok su mu duhovni sinovi Hanuman i Bhima.
Ovaj je bog opisan u hinduističkim himnama kao „moćan”, „junačan”[1] i „iznimno lijep”[2].
Prema legendama, mudrac Madhvacharya bio je inkarnacija Vayua.[3]
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- ↑ Sukumari Bhattacharji (1984). Literature in the Vedic age. „The other atmospheric gods are his associates: Vayu-Vatah, Parjanya, the Rudras and the Maruts. All of them are fighters and destroyers, they are powerful and heroic..."
- ↑ Eva Rudy Jansen; Tony Langham (1993). The book of Hindu imagery: The Gods and their Symbols. Binkey Kok Publications, ISBN 978-90-74597-07-4. "God of the wind... also known as Vata or Pavan... exceptional beauty... moves on noisily in his shining coach... white banner..."
- ↑ Sheridan, Daniel (1991). Texts in Context: Traditional Hermeneutics in South Asia. State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0791407967.