In various Asian religious traditions, the Nāgas (Sanskrit: नाग, romanized: Nāga) [1] are a divine, or semi-divine, race of half-human, half-serpent beings that reside in the netherworld (Patala), and can occasionally take human or part-human form, or are so depicted in art. Furthermore, nāgas are also known as dragons and water spirits.

Below is a list of Nāgas, a group of serpentine and draconic deities in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. They are often guardians of hidden treasure and many are upholders of Dharma. Nāgas are male while Nāgīs or Nāginīs are female. Religious traditions that feature these entries are sorted using the following key: Nanda - A Nāga King.

2025年3月21日 · naga, in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, a member of a class of mythical semidivine beings, half human and half cobra. They are a strong, handsome species who can assume either wholly human or wholly serpentine form and are potentially dangerous but often beneficial to humans.

2020年7月6日 · According to Indian Mythology, Nagas are highly developed snake-like creatures that can induce a state of hypnosis in people. Creating an illusion, the holographic Nagas appear before people in the form of beautiful women and men.

2024年6月29日 · Naga is the Sanskrit word for 'snake,' and it is also the name of a semi-divine race of supernatural beings. Depending on the source, the Nagas are regarded as demons, deities, a race of serpents, supernatural serpent beings, water spirits, guardians, personified forces of nature, demigods, or divine water-serpents.

All nagas are considered the offspring of the Rishi or sage, Kasyapa, the son of Marichi. Kashyapa is said to have had by his twelve wives, other diverse progeny including reptiles, birds, and all sorts of living beings. They are denizens of the netherworld city called Bhogavati.

Nāga (Sanskrit: नाग) refers to a race of large serpentine creatures that abound in the mythologies of Hinduism and Buddhism. Although these creatures are occassionally portrayed negatively in both traditions, they are generally held in …

2023年10月7日 · Naga is a category of serpentine beings that play an important role in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Southeast Asian mythology and folklore as a whole. Nagas usually combine human features with the features of snakes, most often the king cobra, and they are generally associated with the water.

Naga and Nagini Gowanda. The Nagas are borne of Lord Brahma, who lay down while doing the work of creation and dropped hair from his body that transformed into snakes. Even while his body crawled along with its hands and feet contracted, there sprang from it ferocious serpents and Nagas with their hoods expanded.

The Naga people were believed to be an ancient tribe and origins of Sri Lanka. According to V. Kanakasabhai, the Oliyar, Parathavar, Maravar, and Eyinar, who were widespread across South India and North-East Sri Lanka, are all Naga tribes.