Ajatashatru of Magadha

Nagavanshi (IAST: Nāgavaṃśī) refers to any of the several Indian Kshatriya dynasties or ruling groups claiming descent from the historic Nāgas. Along with Suryavanshi, Chandravanshi and Agnivanshi, the Nagavanshi clans form a part of the Kshatriya class in the Varna system of India.[1][2] The notable members of this class include:

Vairocana Buddha performing the dharmacakra-pravartana mudrā. Circa 725–750, Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir. Lacma.

References

  1. ^ Steve, Derne (July 1990). "The Kshatriya View of Caste: A Discussion of Raheja's the Poison in the Gift". Contributions to Indian Sociology. 24 (2). SAGE Publications, London: 259–263. doi:10.1177/006996690024002008. S2CID 143941820.
  2. ^ Berriedale, Keith (March 2011). "The Brahmanic and Kshatriya Tradition". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 46. Cambridge University Press.
  3. ^ "The Study of Nayakatana in the Vijayanagara Empire with Special Reference to Tuluva Dynasty. Nairs of kerala" (PDF).
  4. ^ Elgood, Heather (1999). Hinduism and the religious arts. Religion and the arts. London: Cassell. ISBN 978-0-304-70739-3.
  5. ^ Franco, Eli; Ratié, Isabelle (2016). Around Abhinavagupta: aspects of the intellectual history of Kashmir from the ninth to the eleventh century. Leipziger Studien zu Kultur und Geschichte Süd- und Zentralasiens. Berlin: LIT Verlag. ISBN 978-3-643-90697-7.
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