Eight Great Naga Kings

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The Eight Great Nāga Kings (Tib. ཀླུའི་རྒྱལ་པོ་ཆེན་པོ་བརྒྱད་, Wyl. klu'i rgyal po chen po brgyad) — a list of great nāga kings, who where amongst the audience when Buddha Shakyamuni taught the dharma. They are frequently mentioned in Vajrayana practices.

The Great Tibetan Dictionary give the following list, while admitting there are other lists as well:

1. Vāsuki (Tib. Norgyé, Wyl. nor rgyas)
2. Padma (Tib. Pema, Wyl. pad ma)
3. Karkoṭaka (Tib. Tobgyu, Wyl. stobs rgyu)
4. Takṣhaka (Tib. Jokpo, Wyl. 'jog po)
5. Mahāpadma(Tib. Pema chenpo, Wyl. pad ma chen po)
6. Saṅkhapāla(Tib. Dungkyong, Wyl. dung skyong)
7. Kulika (Tib. Rikden, Wyl. rigs ldan)
8. Ananta (Tib. Tayé,Wyl. mtha' yas )
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