Indian Serpent-Lore, or the Nagas in Hindu Legend and Art

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        How the Buddha crossed the river Gangā The Ganges River with the aid of the Nāgas . . . . . 116
        The Nāgarājas Serpent-kings Girika and Vidyujjvala banished by King Bimbisāra . . . . . 118
        How the Nāga kings Mahodara and Chūlodara were reconciled by the
            Buddha . . . . . . . . 118
        The Nāga Gopāla appointed the guardian of the Buddha's shadow . . . . . 120
        The Nāga Apalāla subdued by the Buddha . . . . . . . . . . 121
        The Śākya The clan to which the Buddha belonged youth who married a snake-maiden and became king of
            Udyāna . . . . . . . . 123
        The Nāgas obtain a share of the Buddha's holy relics . . . . . . . . 125
        The Stūpa A dome-shaped Buddhist monument or reliquary of Rāmagrāma guarded by the Nāgas . . . . . 127
        The tooth-relic of the Buddha entrusted to the Nāgas . . . . . . . . 130

III. THE NĀGAS IN THE JĀTAKAS The Jātakas are a collection of stories concerning the previous births of Gautama Buddha in both human and animal form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
        The Nāga and the birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
        The foolish raftsmen and the angry Nāga . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
        The story of Dardara the exiled Nāga . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
        How King Senaka received a charm from a Nāgarāja . . . . . . . . 138
        The story of the greedy merchants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
        The old well . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
        The Nāga Pāndura who let his secret out . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
        How a Nāga and a Suparna A class of bird-like mythical beings, traditional enemies of the Nāgas. were reconciled through the holy influence
            of a hermit . . . . . . . . 142
        Vidhura the Wise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
        Prince Padma sheltered by a Nāga . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
        The pious layman and the barber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
        The hermit and the too tender Nāga . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
        The virtuous Nāga Śankhapāla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
        The Nāga Champaka who was caught by a snake-charmer . . . . . . . 151
        The story of the wise and virtuous Nāga Bhūridatta . . . . . . . . 154

IV. THE NĀGAS IN FABLES AND FAIRY-TALES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
        The gold-granting snake and the poor Brahmin A member of the highest, priestly caste in traditional Hindu society. . . . . . . 173
        The maiden that wedded a snake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
        The poet Gunādhya the son of a Nāga . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
        King Udayana of Vatsa and the wonderful lute . . . . . . . . . 176
        The story of the jealous Nāga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177