摩まご羅ら迦が

noun

mahoraga; giant serpent protectors of Buddhism

Buddhist term for one of the eight kinds of non-human beings who protect the Dharma, often depicted as giant serpents or snake-like deities.

• 摩まご羅ら迦がは仏ぶっ法ぽうを守しゅ護ごする八はち部ぶ衆しゅうの一ひとつです。

  Mahoraga is one of the eight kinds of beings that protect the Buddhist teachings.