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	Phaya Naga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Phaya Naga or Naga are serpent-like creatures believed by locals to live in the Laotian stretch of the Mekong river.
		Lao myth maintains that the Naga are the protectors of Vientiane, and by extension, the Lao state.
		The Naga association was most clearly articulated during and immediately after the reign of Anouvong.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Phaya_Naga (212 words)

	E-MAGAZINE -- NAGA FIREBALLS OF NONG KHAI - "BANG FAI PHAYA NAGA"
		Known as the "Bang Fai Phaya Naga", the King of Naga fire-balls is a natural phenomenon that generally takes place on the full moon night of the 11th lunar month, the last night of the Buddhist Lent.
		The Naga design element is incorporated into the architectural style, and depicted as motifs on structures such as temples, the palaces and stone sanctuaries of the divine kings, traditional textiles as well as the range of modern buildings such as hotels, offices, and schools.
		Hence in Buddhist temple architecture, the Naga is either depicted coiled around the outer walls of the temple or along the stairs leading to the entrance to the temple.
	www.tatnews.org /emagazine/1611.asp (1844 words)

	E-MAGAZINE -- The Mystery of the Naga Fireballs By Steve Van Beek
		The Naga is also celebrated for its steadfastness and is associated with the final meditation by the Buddha as he strove to reach enlightenment.
		The Naga explained its wish to be in the presence of the Lord Buddha and its desire to serve as a disciple.
		Dismissing a human hand in their creation (a charge initially levelled at the villagers), he says that the Bang Fai Phaya Nak are globules of methane and nitrogen formed from decomposed organic matter trapped in pools deep beneath the Mekong.
	207.5.46.81 /emagazine/2215.asp (1612 words)

	WiccanWeb.ca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		THE story of Paya Naga, a legendary, serpentine monster, is often told in Nong Khai, Thailand.
		It is the local equivalent of Scotland’s Loch Ness monster, and every year, thousands of people gather on the banks of the Mekong in Nong Khai, north-eastern Thailand, as well as across the river in Laos, in hopes of catching a glimpse of the Paya Naga.
		2004 was such a year, and so the event known as the Bung Fai Phaya Naga (or the King of Naga Fireballs) was celebrated this year on Oct 27 in Laos and on Oct 28 on the Thai side.
	www.wiccanweb.ca /print-7654.html (127 words)

	Bang Fai Phaya Nark (Naga fireballs)
		When Phaya Nagi, a mythical serpent and the king of the underworld, who was attending the sermon knew the cause, he then took his troops to attack Phaya Tan who lived in heaven, despite the advice against from Lord Bodhisatta Phaya Kan Kark.
		Phaya Nagi who followed him as a servant knew by his sight that the Lord Buddha was previously Phaya Kan Kark.
		Phaya Nagi accepted the Lord Buddha's request, but he asked in return that all the persons who wish to become Buddhist monk must be called "Nagi", for the pride of Phaya Nagi, before they enter the Buddhist monastery.
	www.thaifolk.com /doc/literate/payanak/payanak_e.htm (1473 words)

	Great balls of fire - Travel
		One of the villagers, a militia member, fired the weapon that "proved" the Naga was a hoax.
		There were about 20 soldiers holding the elongated silvery beast, all of whom were beaming mightily in the manner of men in on a good joke.
		In recent years the Naga fireballs, although part of local lore for at least a century, have become a popular drawcard, bringing an estimated 200,000 visitors to Nong Khai district.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/11/14/1068674369352.html (2369 words)

	EDGAR CAYCE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		The naga mystery, with its complex folklore, has become entangled with many mysteries over the years; one of these is the naga fireballs.
		The fabled naga fireballs seemed to be nothing more mysterious than fireworks of the relatively noiseless kind that fade away rather than exploding, much like maritime distress flares.
		Celebrated in the Bang Fai Phaya Nark festival, the phenomenon is a huge boon to the local economy of the north-eastern border province of Nong Khai.
	www.forteantimes.com /articles/166_naga.shtml (4099 words)

	Bung Fai Phaya Naga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		In mythology, the Nagas are a race of supernatural beings, usually depicted with both snake and human attributes.
		Naga, Wakayama is a town in that district.
		Naga is a city in Camarines Sur province in the Philippines.
	www.swingdancemusic.com /send/30011-bung%20fai%20phaya%20naga.html (309 words)

	Ghostly Talk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		It is said that during this time of rejoicing the mythical naga would emerge via subterranean caverns in the river to join in the celebrations that commemorate the homecoming of Lord Buddha.
		This was despite the fact that the naga was not expected to start shooting any fireballs until six in the evening.
		Scientists on both sides of the border claim that the Naga fireballs are globules of methane and nitrogen created by decomposing organic matter trapped deep beneath the Mekong.
	old.ghostlytalk.com /printarticle184.html (824 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Naga fireballs
		The Naga fireballs (Thai บั้งไฟพญานาค, bangfai payanak) are a phenomenon seen in Nong Khai province, Isan, Thailand and Laos, in which glowing balls rise from the Mekong river.
		A programme on Thai television in 2002 suggested that they were produced by tracer fire from soldiers on the Lao side of the river.
		This provoked furious protests from local villagers, who believe that the balls are produced by a mythical serpent, the Naga or Phaya Naga, living in the river.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Naga_fireballs (275 words)

	Jennifer Gampell
		Disputing the Phaya Naga theory of fireball generation is the "Weird Science"' contingent.
		Throughout the scorching afternoon, strangers wandered the two-street burgh snacking on local delicacies of grilled chicken and salt-encrusted baked fish, or napping in the front yards of hospitable residents.
		Personally, I like imagining how the ancient Phaya Naga engineered both the storm and the spheroid slowdown as a protest against the 21st-century hype that transformed his small provincial celebration into a national event rivaling the Songkran water festival.
	gampell.com /fireballs.htm (970 words)

	Guest Writers - Land of Nagas - part 3.
		In addition to being the keeper of the force of life stored in the waters, the Naga is also guardian of corals, shells and pearls and thus carries one in its head.
		The features of the Phaya Naga resemble the elements that have been depicted in the sculptures in front of the temples in both Thailand and Laos.
		Known as the "Bang Fai Phaya Naga", the King of Naga fire-balls is a natural phenomenon that generally takes place on the full moon night of the 11th lunar month, the last night of the Buddhist Lent, which falls on October 17 this year.
	www.thai-blogs.com /index.php?blog=7&title=land_of_nagas_part_3&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 (1122 words)

	Mai pen rai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		The Seven-Headed Naga serpents depicted as statues on Cambodian temples apparently represent the 7 races within Naga society, which has a symbolic association with "the seven colours of the rainbow".
		Naga cult is still part of Indian culture, and has even found its way into the Muslim communities in Kashmir.
		However, shortly afterwards, when the Naga went to sleep in a hut, it accidentally returned to the shape of a huge snake, scaring the other monks as they woke up in the middle of the night.
	maipenrai.freeblog.hu (11875 words)

	Chapter 4--Lao Folk Epics
		Phaya Fa-huan was not strong enough to resist the attack, so he sent Maensom to submit to Thao Hung, but the latter did not accept this protocol, not trusting the enemy.
		When the Naga King Suttho received the news of his son being killed by the Khmer hunter, he led the naga army to kill everyone in the Khmer kingdom, particularly those who had eaten the squirrel meat.
		The Naga King threw his tail to wrap the princess and pull her down to live in the Badan, the naga city.
	www.seasite.niu.edu /lao/LaoFolkLiterature/chapter4/chapter_4_text.htm (11883 words)

	2Bangkok.com - Bung Fai Phaya Naga
		An article in The Nation by Manas Kanoksilp who has "conducted research on the Bung Fai Phaya Naga, or the Naga fireball phenomenon, for the past 11 years." He also has a website (in Thai).
		More than 200,000 people who flocked to see the “naga fireballs” in Nong Khai last night were disappointed by an unusually poor show – and endured a soaking in a two-hour long heavy downpour with strong winds to boot.
		The annual Bang Fai Phaya Nark festival, in which mysterious fireballs rise from the Mekong river, proved a resounding success this year, drawing around 400,000 visitors to Nong Khai and injecting more than 50 million baht into the local economy.
	www.2bangkok.com /bangfai.shtml (594 words)

	Mekong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Balls of light are observable from time to time rising from the water's surface in the stretch of the river near Vientiane or Nong Khai.
		These are sometimes referred to as Naga fireballs.
		The locals attribute the phenomenon to Phaya Naga, Mekong Dragons.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mekong (1416 words)

	Chiang Rai Town :: Chiang Rai :: Thailand , Travel/Tourism e-Marketplace/Mart for Air Ticket, Flight, Hotel, Car ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Doi Phaya Pipak (Phaya Pipak Mountain) is a historical site concerning the battle between government and the Communist Part of Thailand.
		Phaya Pipak Forest Park located in Yang Hom Sub-district, Khun Tan District, Chiang Rai Province, situated in Pah Huay Deang National Reserved Forest, Huay Tan Forest and Huay Krai Forest, covered the...
		San Pah Phaya Prai Forest Park is located in Baan Phaya Prai Li Too+Lao Ma and Phaya Prai Lao Jor, Moo 5 and Moo 6 Terdthai Sub district, Mae Fah Luang District, Chiang Rai Province and Situated in t...
	www.tourismmart.com /storefront/province_desc.asp?pvid=157&countryid=1 (1674 words)

	Mystery Fireball Phenomenon in Thailand
		What makes the Naga fireballs special is their regularity over fifty years of observation...
		Almost half a million people flocked to witness the annual rising of fireballs from the Mekong where the river snakes between Thailand and Laos, but the phenomenon turned out to be a damp squib.
		The fireballs, called "Bung Fai Phaya Naga," or "Naga fireballs," after a mythical giant serpent, have never been proved scientifically, but some speculate they are the result of natural gases rising from the river bottom.
	www.wayfareronline.com /news/2002/november/nov02-004.html (275 words)

	Pannakaya Dialog Center Thailand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Nation: 'Every year at the end of the Buddhist Lent period, from both sides of the Mekong River, thousands of people joyfully witness the fireballs of the Naga, shot gloriously from its mouth into the air as a gesture of homage to the Lord Buddha.
		The Naga, a loyal subject to the Lord Buddha, has been lying quietly under the Mekong River since time immemorial.
		The Thai iTV, however, reported that the Naga's fireballs were simply a human invention - tracer rounds shot into the air from the AK47 rifles of Lao soldiers.
	www.kronberg.dk /pannakaya/print.php?sid=74 (380 words)

	KhmerConnection > Community > Arts and Culture
		Phaya Nakh and his daughter Nang Nakh used to go there from their subterranean realm in order to sunbathe.
		The king of the nagas for the Khmers is Krong Peali: the serpent that supports the Earth.
		The motif of drainage by the naga king to reclaim land for his son-in-law could have originated from the belief that the serpents not only bring rain but also are responsible for the receding of the floodwaters.
	khmer.cc /community/t.c?b=1&t=1406 (8942 words)

	UnexplainedEarth: The Fantastic Creatures of Angkor
		Known from Hindu and Buddhist mythology, the naga is a snake of gigantic proportions.
		Belief in the naga is strong among the inhabitants of Southeast Asia.
		The source of this strange luminous phenomenon is attributed to the naga, with some legends describing the balls of reddish light as the eggs of the serpent floating out of the water.
	www.unexplainedearth.com /angkor.php (1966 words)

	Rocket Festival
		The Naga King and his naga or mythical serpent troops volunteered to start the war against the god of rain.
		The King of Bees and his troops met the same fate as the Naga army and their bodies became multi-coloured as well.
		Thao Phangkhi (the son of the Naga King) heard the news of the acclaimed beauty of Nang Ai and fell in love with her.
	www.seasite.niu.edu /lao/Lao_Folklore/rocket_festival/rocket_festival.htm (1494 words)

	Myanmar Kokusai Travel (Myanmar Travel Agency-Myanmar Tour Agency- Myanmar Tour Agent) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Tattooing the Chin ladies are with legend and nowadays becomes traditions of the Chin tribes from the northern part of Chin mountain ranges down to the South near Mrauk-U Rakhine state.
		THE TRIBAL NAGA LAND: Naga hill tribes are living in the Northern part of Chin region, and Sagaing division, close to Indian border.
		Traditionally they are fierce tribal warriors ornamented with feathers of the birds, skin and horns, boar fangs, of the wild beast on their heads ornamented as headdress.
	www.myanmarintltravel.com /destinations.htm (1934 words)

	Mysterious Fireballs Return Every Year
		This year the weather was rainy, so only a few dozen were seen.
		The fireballs are called "bung fai phaya naga," or "naga fireballs," after a mythical giant serpent.
		There’s never been a scientific explanation for them, but it’s been speculated that they are the result of natural gases rising from the river bottom.
	ufos.my100megs.com /News/MysteriousFireballs.htm (216 words)

	SAWADEE.com Thailand Tourism portal - Hotels and Resorts reservation
		All these beliefs have melded together nicely in the celebrations, and as the river view on the 15th day of the waxing moon of the 11th month is particularly beautiful the locals chose to revive this tradition on this day.
		The Legend of Naga Fireball Festival or Bang Fai Phaya Nak (Naga) Light and Sound Show, Floating of the Illuminated Boat in worship of the Phaya Nak, against the stream, art and culture show, boat race near Phon Phisai, naga worship dance, watch the bang fai phaya nak phenomenon on the Mekong in Nong Khai.
		A naga head is carved into the stem post of the boat with its tail snatching appearing in the stern.
	www.sawadee.com /thailand/festivals/festival10.htm (1589 words)

	Naga Fireballs Of Nong Khai Thailand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		I know FT did a spread on this phenomenon and at least one "scientific" study by the Europeans a few years ago but no definitive explanation of possible causes.
		For a people who cling dearly to cherished beliefs about water--and especially about its chief denizen, the nak (naga, in Sanskrit)- -the scientists' desire to find a rational explanation for the phenomenon, is an abomination.
		Since then, on the October full moon night, fireballs--regarded as the fiery breath of the nak, mirroring medieval European beliefs of fire-breathing dragons-- have risen from the Mekong River, a miracle that people call "Bang Fai Phaya Nak," in recognition of the serpent king's devotion.
	www.virtuallystrange.net /ufo/updates/2005/oct/m19-014.shtml (1143 words)

	Thailand festivals and events
		Come and enjoy the legend of Naga Fireball Festival or Bang Fai Phaya Nak (Naga) Light and Sound Presentation.
		Watch the Illuminated Boat in worship of the Phaya Nak, against the stream.
		Experience the art and xulture show, boat race near Phon Phisai and Naga worship dance.
	www.thailand-guide.org /festivals/october06.htm (155 words)

	Campaign to lure tourists kicks off
		Hoax or not _ the annual fireball phenomenon ``Bung Fai Phaya Naga'' (Naga fireball) is again being promoted as a Nong Khai tourist attraction next month.
		As legend has it, the Naga fireball is a natural phenomenon which occurs every year around the end of Buddhist Lent.
		It draws the curious to the banks of the Mekong river in Nong Khai province to witness fireballs which seem to shoot up from the river.
	www.thaiamcom.com /trav090403.htm (268 words)

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		Moggallana was famous for his supernatural powers, and using these powers he often visited the abode of the Gods and the various other worlds of the universe; he even subjugated the Great Naga of Mount Mayyu and once scolded Sakra, King of the Gods, and the Great God, Brahma Baka.
		Kate planet rides on an 'Animal of Five Beauties', a mythical animal with the antlers of a deer, the tusks and trunk of an elephant, the mane of a lion, the body of a Naga, and the tail of a fish.
		Although the Naga and the Galon are mythical animals, the average Burmese villager still believes that they are real animals living in the depths of the forests of Burma.
	www.buddhism.ndirect.co.uk /phyakozu.htm (3848 words)

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