The Concept of Naga in the Scriptures of Theravadha Buddhism

Abstract

                The objectives of this article were: 1) to study about the meaning and the importance of the Naga and 2) to analyze about the Naga in the Theravada Buddhist Scriptures. The results indicated that Naga; the big snake was important to the worshipers. Naga often appeared in Buddhist places; chanting halls, ponds, stairs, paintings, and also appeared in the Theravada Buddhist scriptures, in the phase of offering the alms, worship the Buddha and Practice the Dharma.