monk and naga's tail, burma

monk and naga's tail, burma

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Nagas crawl the balustrades of pagodas all over Southeast Asia -- huge demi-gods who take the form of snakes. Some represent the bridge between the earthly and celestial worlds; others are there to scare off evil. One famous naga asked the Buddha if he could become a monk; but the Buddha refused, saying he should wait to be reincarnated as a human, first.



Syriam/Thanlwin, Burma/Myanmar, 2001