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'''Mucalinda''' or '''Mucilinda''' is the name of a [[naga (mythology)|naga]] (a [[snake]]-like being), who protected the [[Buddha]] from the elements |
'''Mucalinda''' or '''Mucilinda''' is the name of a [[naga (mythology)|naga]] (a [[snake]]-like being), who protected the [[Buddha]] from the elements after his [[Bodhi|enlightenment]]. |
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It is said that four weeks after [[Gautama Buddha|Śākyamuni Buddha]] began meditating under the [[Bodhi tree]], the heavens darkened for seven days, and a prodigious rain descended. However, the mighty king of serpents, Mucalinda, 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. |
It is said that four weeks after [[Gautama Buddha|Śākyamuni Buddha]] began meditating under the [[Bodhi tree]], the heavens darkened for seven days, and a prodigious rain descended. However, the mighty king of serpents, Mucalinda, 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. |
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Mucalinda or Mucilinda is the name of a naga (a snake-like being), who protected the Buddha from the elements after his enlightenment.
It is said that four weeks after Śākyamuni Buddha began meditating under the Bodhi tree, the heavens darkened for seven days, and a prodigious rain descended. However, the mighty king of serpents, Mucalinda, 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.
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