Is it Makora or Mahogara?

Hickykissy said:
i think it was something like maharaja

shawnfoster said:
Eight-Handled Sword Divergent Sila Divine General Mahoraga (八握剣異戒神将魔虚羅, Yatsuka-no-Tsurugi Ikaishinshō Makora) 

Mahoraga's Japanese name Makora (魔ま虚こ羅ら, Makora) and its "Divine General" status are likely inspired by the figure known as General Makora (摩虎羅大将, Makora Taishō); while their names are homophonic, the first two kanji (摩虎) are replaced with the ones for "demon" and "void" (魔虚) in the shikigami's name.

In East Asian Buddhism, Makora (Skt.: Mahāla) is one of the Twelve Divine Generals (Japanese: 十二神将, Jūni Shinshō): the 12 guardian deities (yaksha) who are said to protect and serve the Buddha of Medicine (Japanese: 薬師如来, Yakushi Nyorai).

The manga's official VIZ translation has opted to instead name the Divine General after Mahoraga (Skt.: महोरग), a race of half-human, half-serpentine deities in Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism; in Buddhist tradition they are one of the Dharma-protecting Eight Legions (Aṣṭasenā). Discounting some few online sources that seem to conflate Mahoraga with General Makora, the two have no direct relation, and the correct transliteration of Mahoraga into Japanese would be 摩睺羅伽 (Magoraga), making VIZ's choice effectively a mistranslation. Coincidentally, the official Crunchyroll subs originally had Mahoraga's name more accurately rendered as Makora but quickly switched to Mahoraga (which the official dub has since also adhered to).

The Divergent Sila (異戒, Ikai) part of Mahoraga's name also has Buddhist connotations. A śīla (戒) is a precept, moral discipline, and/or virtue in the realm of Buddhist ethics, and 異 means "strange/different/unusual" (i.e., divergent from the norm).


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shawnfoster said:
Eight-Handled Sword Divergent Sila Divine General Mahoraga (八握剣異戒神将魔虚羅, Yatsuka-no-Tsurugi Ikaishinshō Makora) 

Mahoraga's Japanese name Makora (魔ま虚こ羅ら, Makora) and its "Divine General" status are likely inspired by the figure known as General Makora (摩虎羅大将, Makora Taishō); while their names are homophonic, the first two kanji (摩虎) are replaced with the ones for "demon" and "void" (魔虚) in the shikigami's name.

In East Asian Buddhism, Makora (Skt.: Mahāla) is one of the Twelve Divine Generals (Japanese: 十二神将, Jūni Shinshō): the 12 guardian deities (yaksha) who are said to protect and serve the Buddha of Medicine (Japanese: 薬師如来, Yakushi Nyorai).

The manga's official VIZ translation has opted to instead name the Divine General after Mahoraga (Skt.: महोरग), a race of half-human, half-serpentine deities in Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism; in Buddhist tradition they are one of the Dharma-protecting Eight Legions (Aṣṭasenā). Discounting some few online sources that seem to conflate Mahoraga with General Makora, the two have no direct relation, and the correct transliteration of Mahoraga into Japanese would be 摩睺羅伽 (Magoraga), making VIZ's choice effectively a mistranslation. Coincidentally, the official Crunchyroll subs originally had Mahoraga's name more accurately rendered as Makora but quickly switched to Mahoraga (which the official dub has since also adhered to).

The Divergent Sila (異戒, Ikai) part of Mahoraga's name also has Buddhist connotations. A śīla (戒) is a precept, moral discipline, and/or virtue in the realm of Buddhist ethics, and 異 means "strange/different/unusual" (i.e., divergent from the norm).


Searching in the wiki gives a faster and more accurate answer then asking in a forum.

OtakuKun1 said:
None of the above. I think the right answer is “Mahoraga”.

Zg7 said:

mahoraga is homophobic?!