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One of eight mythological nāga kings.
The story of the two nāga kings Upananda and Nanda and their taming by the Buddha and Maudgalyāyana is told in the Vinayavibhaṅga (Toh 3, D vol. 6, {'dul ba}, {ja}, F.221a–224a).

One of the eight great nāga kings. Usually paired with the nāga king Nanda.
Also the name of a bhikṣu of the Buddha's listed as being present at the sūtra's teaching and listed along with the Buddha's half-brother, the bhikṣu Nanda.

One of the main nāga kings, usually associated with the nāga king Nanda.

One of the notorious "group of six" monks whose antics and heavy-handed interference prompted a great many of the Buddha's injunctions on conduct.