List of Nāgas

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:

• ॐ - Hinduism
• ☸ - Buddhism
• 卐 - Jainism

List in alphabetical order[]

• - The Nāga born from ॐ
• - a naga of the Kārdaveyas ॐ
• - ☸
• - One of the eight kulas (families) of nāgas mentioned by Soḍḍhala in his Udayasundarīkathā
• - ☸

A[]

• - ♀ ☸
• - A Nāga King and guardian of the southeast^[1] ॐ
• - ♀ ☸
• - A Nāga King ☸
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - ♀ ☸
• - ♀ ☸
• - A Nāga King ☸
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• Apalāla - A Nāga King ☸
• - A Nāga King ॐ☸
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - A Nāga King and several others ॐ☸

B[]

• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - A Nāga King ॐ
• - ॐ

C[]

• - A Nāga King ☸
• - ♀ ☸
• - Commander of the Nãga Army
• - A Nāga King ☸

D[]

• - A Nāga King ॐ☸
• - A Nāga King ☸
• - ॐ
• - ♀ ☸
• - A Nāga King ☸
• - A Nāga King ॐ☸
• - A Nāga King ☸

E[]

• - ♀ ☸
• - A Nāga King ॐ☸

G[]

• - A Nāga King ☸
• - A Nāga King ☸
• - ♀ ☸

H[]

• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - A Nāga King ☸

I[]

• Irāvān - a half Nāga, son of Arjuna and the Nāga princess Ulūpī ॐ

J[]

• - ♀ ☸
• - ♀ ☸
• - ॐ

K[]

• Kadrū - Mother of the Pannāga race of Nāgas ॐ
• - ॐ
• - A Nāga King ☸
• - ॐ
• - Son of Vāsuki ॐ
• Kāliya - A Nāga King subdued by Krishna ॐ
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - A prominent Nāga King ॐ☸
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• Karkoṭaka - A Nāga King ॐ☸
• - ॐ
• - A Nāga King ॐ
• - ॐ
• - A Nāga King ☸
• - ॐ
• - A Nāga King and guardian of the northwest ॐ☸
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - ॐ

M[]

• - A Nāga King☸
• - A Nāga King☸
• - A Nāga King and guardian of the northeast ॐ☸
• - ♀ ☸
• - A Nāga King ॐ☸
• Manasā - A Nāga queen ॐ
• - A Nāga King ☸
• - A Nāga King, of which there are two☸
• - ॐ
• - ♀ ☸
• - A Nāga King ☸
• - A Nāga King ☸
• - ॐ
• Mucilinda - The Nāga who protected the Buddha from the elements ☸
• - ♀ ☸
• - ॐ
• - ♀ ☸

N[]

• - ॐ
• Nanda - A Nāga King. Another name for Śeṣa ॐ☸
• - ॐ
• - ♀ ☸
• - ॐ
• Nagapooshani - ॐ Hindu Goddess in Nainativu, Sri Lanka

P[]

• - A Nāga King ॐ☸
• - A Nāga King and guardian of the south ॐ
• - ♀ ☸
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - ♀ ☸
• - A Nāga King ☸
• - A Nāga King ॐ
• - A Nāga King ☸
• - A Nāga King ☸
• - ॐ

R[]

• - ॐ
• - ♀ ☸
• - A Nāga King ☸

S[]

• - ॐ
• Sāgara - A Nāga King ☸
• - ♀ ☸
• - ♀ ☸
• - A Nāga King ☸
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - A Nāga King and guardian of the southwest ॐ☸
• - ♀ ☸
• - ♀ ☸
• - A Nāga King ☸
• - ♀ ☸
• - ॐ
• Śeṣa - Another name for Nanda ॐ☸
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - A Nāga prince ☸
• - ॐ
• - ॐ
• - ♀ ☸
• - Wife of Nāga King Campeyya �� ☸
• - ॐ
• - Of which there are several ॐ
• - A Nāga King ☸
• Surasā - Mother of the Nāgas as described in the Ramāyāna ॐ
• - ♀ ☸
• - ♀ ☸

T[]

• Takṣaka - A Nāga King ☸
• - A Nāga King ☸
• - ॐ
• - ♀ ☸
• - ♀ ☸

U[]

• - ॐ
• Ulūpī - A Nāga princess and wife of Arjuna ॐ
• - A Nāga King ☸
• - A Nāga King ☸

V[]

• - A Nāga King ☸
• - A Nāga King and guardian of the west ॐ☸
• Vāsuki - A Nāga King ॐ☸
• - A Nāga King ☸
• - ♀ ☸
• - ♀ ☸
• - ♀ ☸
• - ॐ
• - A Nāga King ॐ
• - ॐ
• - A Nāga King ☸
• - ♀ ☸
• - The wife of Vasuki
• - ॐ

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