Arjuna and the Jewel
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Sources: China and Japan, pg 97-98
"The jewel that grants all desire" is possessed by the Indian Nagas, as it is by Chinese and Japanese dragons. In the Mahabharata, the Pandava hero, Arjuna, is, after being slain in combat, restored to life by his Naga wife, who has obtained this magic jewel from the Naga king.