"Saturday Buddha" Protected by the Naga King Miniature Amulet

"Saturday Buddha Statue" Protected by the Naga King  Approx. 1 1/2" tall The statue is a cast brass/ bronze figure. This pose represents a time during the sixth week after The Lord Buddha Siddhartha's Enlightenment, when the Naga King Mucalinda protected the meditating Buddha against heavy rainfall by making a shelter with his multi-headed hood and lifting The Buddha above the flood waters by coiling it's body under Him. Naga, in Hinduism and Buddhism, is the Sanskrit word for a Deity taking the form of a great snake, specifically the multi-headed king cobra. The traditions about Nagas are common in all the Buddhist countries in Asia. In many countries, the concept of Naga has merged with local traditions of many great and wise serpents. The Buddhist Naga has the form of a great cobra, usually depicted with a single head but sometimes with many heads. The Naga which is seen sheltering The Buddha while meditating is known as Mucilanda. Mucilanda is believed to have protected The Bud