Four weeks after he began meditating under the Bodhi tree, the heavens darkened for seven days, and a prodigious rain descended. However, the mighty king of serpents, Muchalinda, came from beneath the earth and protected with his hood the one who is the source of all protection. When the great storm had cleared, the serpent king assumed his human form, bowed before the Buddha, and returned in joy to his palace. This description by Nitin Kumar, Executive Editor, Exotic India. Of Related Interest: Mudras of the Great Buddha: Symbolic Gestures and Postures (Article) Buddha in the Varada Mudra (Sterling Silver Box Pendant) Gautam Buddha (Handcrafted Sterling Silver Finger-Ring) Buddha Seated on The Six-Ornament Throne of Enlightenment (Tibetan Thangka Painting) The Temptation Of Buddha (Batik Painting) Buddha (Silk Painting) Transcendent Buddha (Kalamkari Painting) Buddha Shakyamuni (Copper Sculpture gilted with 24 Karat Gold) Buddha, the Universal Teacher (Brass Statue) Emaciated Buddha (Grey Stone Sculpture) Meditating Buddha (Wood Sculpture) Four Headed Buddha Bust (Green Stone)
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