Apalala
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| Apalāla | |
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| Sanskrit | अपलाल Apalāla |
| Pāli | अपलाल Apalāla |
| Chinese | 阿波羅羅龍王 (Pinyin: Ābōluóluó Lóngwáng) 阿波羅龍王 (Pinyin: Ābōluóluó Lóngwáng) |
| Japanese | 阿波羅竜王 (romaji: Apara Ryū-Ō) |
| Korean | 아파라라용왕 (RR: Apalala Yongwang) |
| Thai | พญานาค อะปาลาละ (RTGS: Phayanak Apalala) |
| Tibetan | ཀླུའི་རྒྱལ་པོ་སོག་མ་མེད་པ་ Wylie: Klu'i rgyal po sog ma med pa |
| Vietnamese | Long Vương Ưu Bát La |
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| Venerated by | Theravāda*, Mahāyāna, Vajrayāna |
| Attributes | Nāgarāja |
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Apalāla is a water-dwelling Nāga in Buddhist mythology. It is said that Apalāla lived near the Swat River, this area is currently located in Peshawar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.[1][2] He is known to be a Naga King.[1]
Apalāla was converted to Buddhism by the Buddha;[2] this is one of the most popular legends in Buddhist lore and art.[3][4] The tale is often told to children of Buddhist parents for them to learn their happiness lies in the Buddhist faith.[citation needed]
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