The Nāgas tend to be the followers of Virūpākṣa (Pāli: Virūpakkha), among the list of 4 Heavenly Kings who guards the western route. They work as guards on Mount Sumeru, shielding the dēvas of Trāyastriṃśa from attacks by the asuras. While the Naga Empire was not a centralized entity, it https://128.199.208.170/