Snake King Cobra Statue Sculpture Ship Figure Large Predator Deadly Figurine 13

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Snake
King Cobra Statue Sculpture Ship Figure Large Predator Deadly Figurine 13
“ Antique Khmer Art Animal Reptile New Wildlife Figures Bronze Immediately Carved ”
Traditions about nāgas are also very common in all the Buddhist countries of Asia. In many countries, the nāga concept has been merged with local traditions of great and wise serpents or dragons such as the Burmese nat (Burmese:
နတ်‌
; MLCTS: IPA: [na
ʔ
]). In Tibetan religion, the n
ā
ga was equated with the klu (Tibetan:
ཀླུ་)
that dwell in lakes or underground streams and guard treasure. In China, the nāga was equated with the Chinese dragon (Chinese:
龍
; pinyin: lóng).
The Buddhist nāga generally has the form of a great cobra, usually with a single head but sometimes with many. At least some of the nāgas are capable of using magic powers to transform themselves into a human semblance. In Buddhist painting, the nāga is sometimes portrayed as a human being with a snake or dragon extending over his head. One nāga, in human form, attempted to become a monk; when telling it that such ordination was impossible, the Buddha told it how to ensure that it would be reborn a human, able to become a monk.
Nagas on copper pillar in Kullu, H.P., India
In the "Devadatta" chapter of the Lotus Sutra, the daughter of the dragon king, an eight-year-old longnü (nāga), after listening to Mañjuśrī preach the Lotus Sutra, transforms into a male Bodhisattva and immediately reaches full enlightenment. This tale appears to reinforce the viewpoint prevalent in Mahayana scriptures that a male body is required for Buddhahood, even if a being is so advanced in realization that they can magically transform their body at will and demonstrate the emptiness of the physical form itself.
Nagas are believed to both live on Mount Meru, among the other minor deities, and in various parts of the human-inhabited earth. Some of them are water-dwellers, living in streams or the ocean; others are earth-dwellers, living in underground caverns.
The nāgas are the servants of Virūpāk
ṣ
a (P
ā
li: Vir
ū
pakkha), one of the Four Heavenly Kings who guards the western direction. They act as a guard upon Mount Sumeru, protecting the d
ē
vas of Tr
ā
yastri
ṃ
ś
a from attack by the as
ū
ras.
Among the notable nāgas of Buddhist tradition is Mucalinda, Nāgarāja and protector of the Buddha. In the Vinaya Sutra, shortly after his enlightenment, the Buddha is meditating in a forest when a great storm arises, but graciously, King Mucalinda gives shelter to the Buddha from the storm by covering the Buddha's head with his seven snake heads. Then the king takes the form of a young Brahmin and renders the Buddha homage.
It is noteworthy that the two chief disciples of the Buddha, Sariputta and Moggallāna are both referred to as Mahānāga or "Great Nāga". Some of the most important figures in Buddhist history symbolize nagas in their names such as Dignāga, Nāgāsēna, and, although other etymons are assigned to his name, Nāgārjuna.
In the Vajrayāna and Mahāsiddha traditions, nagas in their half-human form are depicted holding a naga-jewel, kumbhas of amrita, or a terma that had been elementally encoded by adepts.
Norbu states that according to tradition, the Prajñapāramita terma are held to have been conferred upon Nāgārjuna by the Nagaraja, who had been guarding them at the bottom of a lake.
Product details:
Condition :   Collectible Antique item.
Material :     Casting Bronze.
Color :         Corrosive Dark Green Bronze Color as seen in the pictures.
Size :            approx. 130 mm. height  ( 5
1/8
”)
71 mm. base ( 2
13/16
” )
Net Weight:   438 g. (15.5 oz.)
Quantity:     1 Statue.
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