Vasuki (Sanskrit: वासुकी, वासव) is a naga, one of the serpents
of Hindu and Buddhist mythology. He is a great king of the nagas
and has a gem (Nagamani) on his head. Manasa, another naga, is
his sister.Vasuki is Shiva (The destroyer) Snake. Vasuki is
known in Chinese and Japanese mythology as being one of the
"eight Great Naga Kings" (八大龍王 Hachi Ryuu-ou), amongst Nanda
(Nagaraja), Upananda, Sagara (Shakara), Takshaka, Balavan,
Anavatapta and Utpala. Legends of Vasuki  The most famous legend
in Hinduism in which Vasuki took part was the incident of
Samudra manthan, the churning of the ocean of milk. In this
legend, Vasuki allowed the devas (gods) and the asuras (demons)
to bind him to Mount Mandar and use him as their churning rope
to extract the ambrosia of immortality from the ocean of milk.
In Buddhist mythology, Vasuki and the other Naga Kings appear in
the audience for many of the Buddha's sermons. The duties of the
naga kings included leading the nagas in protecting and
worshiping the Buddha, as well as