Muchalinda Sarovar
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MUCHALINDA SAROVAR
MUCHALINDA SAROVAR
The place where the Buddha spent the sixth week in meditation after his Enlightenment. While the Buddha was in meditation, a severe thunder storm broke out and seeing the Buddha getting drenched, the snake king of the Lake called Muchalinda came out of his abode and protected the Buddha with his hood from the violent wind and rains.
Muchalinda Sarovar is south facing and comes after the Meditation Park, if you are walking around the premises in a clockwise direction. Buddha was meditating here in the sixth week. When a thunderstorm broke here, Buddha remained unmoved and continued to meditate. Muchalinda, the snake king of the lake, came out to shelter Buddha against the rains. The lake derives its name from the snake king. There is a depiction of Buddha being covered by Muchalinda’s hood amidst the lake.