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Mucalinda, (Muchalinda 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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Some photoshop manipulation of my Canon A1100IS capture . . .
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Fabulous work Hugh :)
Thanks Clare . . . This was a real biggy . . . I tried to save it at one stage (lots and lots of layers) and Photoshop gave me an error, saying that it exceeded the 2GB limit and couldn’t be saved . . . So some frantic work to do what I wanted with those layers so that I could merge them and bring the file size down . . . Ended up with a 300MB file . . .
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Truly brilliant work!
Thank you rodeorose . . . Very nice of you to drop in and leave your lovely comment . . . Appreciated . . .
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Aloha Hugh, it is a sensational work of art. I love seeing the original, and your commentary is fascinating as well. Beautiful conceptual work :)))
Thank you very much for that compliment Sharon, very much appreciated . . .
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This is an excellent picture, well done, Ann
Thank you Ann . . . I’m glad it caught your eye . . .
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Great Work Hugh
Thank you Kensoi . . . When you have such wonderful and meaningful images to work with, it’s hard to go wrong . . .
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wonderful work…
Thank you . . . Happy that your wanderings, brought you here . . .
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Marvelous work Hugh
Thank you Thea . . . This looks like it might be a popular one . . . :))))
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HI Hugh,well this is a really nice ,peace,stunning image,Enlightenment,Life,s Gift,C U MAN ,JMC
Thank you JMC . . . Yesterday’s little visit to the Wat at Saha Sakhan must have influenced me a little . . .
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Simply amazing, Hugh! Absolutely beautiful!
Thank you Mike . . . At one stage I had some 20 odd layers of the Naga, which made it a BIG file . . . lol
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Now this is spectacular, Brilliant colour and very informative description! In the asian horoscope I am a snake so this one goes right into my Favs. Love what you have done here!!
Thank you Tania . . . Yet another feature . . . Most honoured and appreciative . . . Mind you, the description did come straight out of Wiki (hence the reference and link), so I can’t take any credit for that . . . . . .
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