Anavatapta
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Anavatapta is a Nāga king and dragon king in Buddhist cosmology, residing in the lake that bears his name at the center of the world. He was one of the eight dragon kings who first heard the Buddha preach the Lotus Sutra.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 100 BCE
- Attested period
- -100 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in Mahayana Buddhist traditions.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Airāvaṇa, Ābhoga, Aśvatara, Upananda, Balavan, Utpala, Apalāla, Aparajita, Takshaka, Nanda, Sagara, Zennyo Ryūō
- allied with
- Vasuki
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Anavatapta was also the name of a Nāga 'snake; dragon' king, a Nagaraja 'Dragon King', who lived in this namesake lake.”
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“Anavatapta - A Nāga King ☸”
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“amongst Nanda (Nagaraja), Upananda, Sagara (Shakara), Vasuki, Balavan, Anavatapta and Utpala.”
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