Leisurely
and contented,
Happy and knowledgeable.
Full of wit and humour,
Exuberant with interest.
His
Sanskrit name is Nagasena, which means an army of dragons
and symbolizes strong supernatural power.
Nagasena
was an eloquent speaker and debater. He was famous all
over India for his preachings on the "hear no evil"
maxim. The senses of hearing is one of the six sources
through which mankind become aware of the world. Therefore
a practitioner of Buddhism should avoid listening to decadent
sounds and in particular other people's secrets. Thus
he is often portrayed as scratching his ear, a gesture
symbolizing the purification of the sense of hearing in
the search for peace and quiet.
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