Mahoraga
Race of deities in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mahoraga (Sanskrit: महोरग) are a race of deities in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. Like the nāga, they are often depicted as anthropomorphic beings with serpentine bodies from the waist down. However, their appearance can differ depending on artistic tradition, sometimes having serpent heads with humanoid bodies.[1]
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Translations of Mahoraga | |
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English | Great serpent |
Sanskrit | महोरग (IAST: mahoraga) |
Pali | महोरग (mahoraga) |
Chinese | 摩睺羅伽 (Pinyin: móhóuluóqié) |
Japanese | 摩睺羅伽 (Rōmaji: magoraga) |
Korean | 마후라가 (RR: mahuraga) |
Tibetan | ལྟོ་འཕྱེ་ཆེན་པོ་ Wylie: lto ’phye chen po |
Vietnamese | ma hầu la già |
Glossary of Buddhism |
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