The Nāgas are definitely the followers of Virūpākṣa (Pāli: Virūpakkha), on the list of 4 Heavenly Kings who guards the western route. They act as guards upon Mount Sumeru, preserving the dēvas of Trāyastriṃśa from assaults via the asuras. Although the Naga Empire wasn't a centralized entity, it had been https://128.199.208.170/