Muchalinda, the king of
nagas (fig.),
is protecting the
Buddha against heavy rain by making a
cover with its multi-headed figure, whilst coiling its
body under the Buddha, who was seated under a
Taengwood Tree in deep
meditation
(fig.). This stone image was
found in Thonburi and is sculpted in the
Khmer
Angkor Wat style from the 12th -13th
century. Sometimes depicted with a Buddha in a
bhumisparsa position (fig.).
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