Nagas

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class of beings in Buddhist mythology class of beings in Hindu mythology mythological beings serpent deities supernatural beings

The Nagas are a class of serpent-like supernatural beings in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, often associated with water, the underworld, and hidden wisdom.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Nāgas 2
Naga people (mythical serpent beings) 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf class of beings in Buddhist mythology ⓘ
class of beings in Hindu mythology ⓘ
mythological beings ⓘ
serpent deities ⓘ
supernatural beings ⓘ
appearsIn Buddhist Jataka tales NERFINISHED ⓘ
Buddhist sutras NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ
Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith fertility ⓘ
hidden wisdom ⓘ
lakes ⓘ
oceans ⓘ
poison ⓘ
protection ⓘ
rain ⓘ
rivers ⓘ
serpents ⓘ
the underworld ⓘ
treasures ⓘ
water ⓘ
canBe benevolent ⓘ
malevolent ⓘ
cosmologicalRealm Naga-loka NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture Buddhist cosmology NERFINISHED ⓘ
Indian mythology ⓘ
depictedAs half-human half-serpent beings ⓘ
multi-headed cobras ⓘ
serpents ⓘ
gender male and female beings ⓘ
habitat Patala NERFINISHED ⓘ
bodies of water ⓘ
underworld ⓘ
languageOfTerm Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableMember Ananta NERFINISHED ⓘ
Manasa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mucalinda NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shesha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Takshaka NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vasuki NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
role controllers of rain ⓘ
guardians of treasures ⓘ
protectors of sacred places ⓘ
spirits of water ⓘ
SanskritName Nāga NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolism immortality ⓘ
occult knowledge ⓘ
power over nature ⓘ
worshipedIn South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ulupi → affiliation → Nagas ⓘ
Nagadeepa Purana Viharaya → associatedWith → Nagas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Naga people (mythical serpent beings)
Shesha → belongsToClass → Nagas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nāgas
Garuda → enemyOf → Nagas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nāgas