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Buddha and the Naga Snake

Buddha and the Naga Snake

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Buddha and the Naga Snake

In many countries, the naga concept has been merged with local traditions of great and wise serpents or dragons. In Burma the naga is rare but the Burmese naga generally has the form of a great cobra-like snake, usually with a single head but sometimes with many. At least some of the nagas are capable of using magic powers to transform themselves into a human semblance. In Buddhist painting, the naga is sometimes portrayed as a human being with a snake or dragon extending over his head. One naga, 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 man, able to become a monk.

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Sezioni Viaggio: Myanmar Viaggio: Shan State Subjects: Documentary & Journalism
Cartelle Burma called Myanmar
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Fotocamera NIKON D200
Obiettivo 18.0-70.0 mm f/3.5-4.5
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Tempo di esposizione 1/320
Distanza focale 35.0 mm
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