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Buddha Muchalinda
late 12th–early 13th century
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas, United States
The Buddha Muchalinda represents a moment in the Buddha’s enlightenment. Deep in meditation, the Buddha was not aware of rising lake waters, sent by a demon to drown him. The Naga serpent king raised the Buddha on his snake coils and protected him with his seven cobra heads.
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Details
- Title: Buddha Muchalinda
- Date Created: late 12th–early 13th century
- Physical Dimensions: 23 × 10 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (58.42 × 26.67 × 19.05 cm)
- Type: Sculpture
- External Link: https://www.dma.org/object/artwork/5326537/
- Medium: Copper alloy
- culture: Khmer empire
- Credit Line: Dallas Museum of Art, the Cecil and Ida Green Acquisition Fund
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