Nagas
- plural of Naga.
Example Sentences
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The origins of the idea of Indian sacred geography seems to lie in India's ancient pre-Vedic religions where veneration was given to sprites known as nagas or yakshas.
From The Guardian • Jul. 27, 2012
“And I might send in my invitation despatch a request to the two Rajahs to arrange that their nagas shall be well hung with lanterns.”
From Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris by Spurrier, Steven
Crowds of Bh�ts, fakeers, nagas, raywos, and mendicants shouting at times "Jay, Jay," victory, victory; "Bar, konay bachay thakoog," may the bridegroom and bride live long, impatiently wait in the street for their usual alms.
From The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal by Bose, Shib Chunder
When these have expired, it will return to Jambudvipa, where it will be received by the king of the sea nagas, and taken into his naga palace.
From A Record of Buddhistic kingdoms: being an account by the Chinese monk Fa-hsien of travels in India and Ceylon (A.D. 399-414) in search of the Buddhist books of discipline by Faxian, ca. 337-422
The evil dragons are those introduced by the Buddhists, who applied the current dragon legends to the nagas inhabiting the mountains.
From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
