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Snake worship is devotion to serpent deities. The tradition is nearly universal in the religions and mythologies of ancient cultures, [ 1 ] where snakes were seen as the holders of knowledge, strength, and renewal.
As in Hinduism, the Buddhist nāga generally has sometimes been portrayed as a human being with a snake or dragon extending over his head. [25] One nāga, in human form, attempted to become a monk, and when telling it that such ordination was impossible, the Buddha told it how to ensure that it would be reborn a human, and so able to become a monk.
Naga Panchami poster - an image depicting Nagas is pasted on the main doors of Nepalese households. Naga Panchami (Sanskrit: नागपञ्चमी, IAST: Nāgapañcamī) is a day of traditional worship of nagas (or najas or nags) or snakes (which are associated with the mythical Nāga beings) observed by Hindus, Jains, and Buddhists throughout India & Nepal, and other countries where ...
Apalāla (Pali, Sanskrit) is a water-dwelling Nāga-king in Buddhist mythology. [8] The story of conversion to Buddhism by the Buddha (Pali: Apalāladamana) can be found in Buddhist texts such as Samantapāsādikā and Divyāvadāna; this is one of the most popular legends in Buddhist lore and art. [9] [10] [11]
Naga (Sanskrit: नाग) is the Sanskrit/Pāli word for a deity or class of entity or being, taking the form of a very large snake, found in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. The naga primarily represents rebirth, death and mortality, due to its casting of its skin and being symbolically "reborn".
[6] [7] The three poisons are represented in the hub of the wheel of life as a pig, a bird, and a snake (representing ignorance, attachment, and aversion, respectively). As shown in the wheel of life (Sanskrit: bhavacakra ), the three poisons lead to the creation of karma , which leads to rebirth in the six realms of samsara.
The altar where serpent deities are worshipped in a temple in Belur, Karnataka, India Quetzalcoatl depicted as a snake devouring a man, from the Codex Telleriano-Remensis. The worship of the serpent is found in many parts of the Old World, and in the Americas. [36] In India snake worship refers to the high status of snakes in Hindu mythology.
Mucalinda, Muchalinda, or Mucilinda is a nāga, a snake-like being, who protected the Gautama Buddha from the elements after his enlightenment. [2] It is said that six weeks after Gautama Buddha began meditating under the Bodhi Tree, the heavens darkened for seven days, and a prodigious rain descended. However, the mighty King of Serpents ...