[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Buddha protected by Mucilinda # Buddha protected by Mucilinda This panel has been identified by Ackermann as depicting the story of the Naga King, Mucilinda, who protects the meditating Buddha after his Enlightenment for seven days against a raging tempest. Ackermann claims that this is the first example of the depiction of this scene to have been discovered in Gandharan art. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 100–200 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-179-1949](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-179-1949) · Pramāṇa