Indian Serpent-lore: Or, The Nāgas in Hindu Legend and ArtAsian Educational Services, 1995 - 318 pages |
Contents
PLATE | 38 |
THE NAGAS IN THE GREAT EPIC | 47 |
THE NAGAS AND THE BUDDHA | 93 |
CHAP PAGE | 116 |
THE NAGAS IN THE JĀTAKAS | 132 |
Nāga image of Nālandā facing page | 164 |
THE NAGAS IN FABLES AND FAIRYTALES | 166 |
b Garuda attacking Nāgas Gandhāra | 172 |
Great Naga at Gate of Victory Angkor Thom Cambodia 99 | 200 |
Shrine at Panataran Java | 204 |
178 | 215 |
Maṇiyar Math Old Rajgir 29 | 218 |
THE WATERSPIRITS OF THE HAPPY VALLEY | 220 |
a View of Vular Lake Kashmir | 228 |
THE NAGAS AS THEY SURVIVE IN WORSHIP AND LEGEND | 247 |
Någ temple at Chinta Bhadarvāh | 248 |
OHAP | 178 |
Janmachitraka and the sorcerer Borobudur | 184 |
Buddha sheltered by Muchilinda Cambodia 36 | 188 |
THE PRINCIPAL NAGARAJAS | 188 |
Rocksculpture at Mamallapuram 36 | 189 |
Vishnu reclining on Śesha Mamallapuram 36 | 194 |
Boar incarnation of Vishnu Baragaon 36 | 195 |
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abode Airavata ancient animal ant-hill appears Arjuna ascetic Aśoka assume Baladeva Benares Bharhut Bhūridatta Blessed Bodhisattva Borobudur Brahmin Buddha Buddhist called cobra connexion curious curse daughter deity Dhritarashtra divine dragon dwelling ear-rings earth Elapattra elephants Epic father Fergusson festival figure fire Foucher Gandhara Garuda gods hand hath head Hindu Hiuen Tsiang honour hood human India Indra Janamejaya Jātaka jewel Kadrū Kashmir Kasyapa Krishna Kuļū lake legend Lord M.Bh magical Mahābhārata Mahāvastu mentioned mother mountain Muchilinda Naga Naga king Naga world Nāgarāja Nāgas nectar Nila Nilamata offered Pali panel Plate poison prince Rājat river sacred Sanskrit says sculpture seated seized serpent sacrifice serpent-demon serpent-king Sesha shape shrine snake snake-charmer snake-hood spake story stupa Takshaka temple thee thou town tree Uttanka Vasuki Vidhura village Vishnu words worship Yaksha young Naga