Sagara
deity water Hindu single tradition · 5
Sagara is a Serpent/Dragon deity with numerous temples or shrines dedicated to them. People offer prayers and other offerings for rainmaking rituals and agriculture.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Yongwang, Gobujō, Īśvara, Samantakusuma, Raśmimālin, Manojava, Svaraviśruti, Kubanda, Kendatsuba, Ashura, Hibakara, Manjushri, Anavatapta, Upananda, Balavan, Utpala, Kushinadahime, Gozu Tennō, Suseribime, Mutō, god of the southern seas, daughter of the god of the southern seas, Toshitokujin, Hachiōji, Hasshōshin, Yashimajinumi, I(so)takeru, Ōya(tsu)hime, Tsumatsuhime, Ōtoshi, Ukanomitama, Ōyabiko, Nāgas, Varuna, Dragon King, Karura, Kinnara, Takshaka, Nanda, Susano'o
- syncretized with
- Azure Dragon
- serves
- Avalokiteshvara
- manifested by
- Ao Guang
- allied with
- Vasuki
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (5)
Source passages
“There are numerous Serpent/Dragon deities and numerous temples or shrines dedicated to them such as Sagara, Varuna is also one of the oldest deities, often depicted as the God of the oceans, rivers, and all water bodies. People offer prayers and other offerings for rainmaking rituals and agriculture.”
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“Sagara (沙羯羅, Sāgara, the Nāga King)”
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“amongst Nanda (Nagaraja), Upananda, Sagara (Shakara), Vasuki, Balavan, Anavatapta and Utpala.”
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