# Vietnam White Marble Buddha Under the Naga Hood, 30 Inch > A 30-inch Buddha in dhyana mudra, seated on the coils of the naga Mucalinda beneath seven spread hoods, in cool Vietnam white marble. **Source:** https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-buddha-under-the-naga-hood-30-inch **Business:** Tilak Mandirwala — made-to-order marble temples (mandirs), statues and decorative handicrafts. Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Founded 2006. **How it works:** Each piece is carved to order by the independent master sculptors TMW works with in Jaipur's Khajane Walon Ka Rasta sculptors' market. TMW designs the piece with the customer, briefs the sculptor, and follows it through to delivery and installation. **Pricing:** request-for-quote — pieces are custom, so the site carries no list prices. **Ships:** across India; export enquiries welcome. **About the image:** a design visualisation, not a photograph of stock on hand. The piece is carved to order after the design is agreed. **Availability:** made to order. ## The Buddha sheltered by Mucalinda This is the Buddha in the sixth week after his awakening, when a great storm broke over the lake where he sat in meditation. The naga king Mucalinda rose from the water, wrapped his body seven times beneath the Buddha to lift him above the flood, and spread his seven hooded heads over him like an umbrella until the rain had passed. The sculpture tells that story in one form. The Buddha sits cross-legged in dhyana mudra, hands resting one on the other in his lap, eyes lowered, with the ushnisha and tight curls of the head crowned by a small flame. Beneath him the serpent's body rises in three broad scaled coils that make his seat. Behind him the seven hoods open in a fan, each head carved with its own face, the scales running down each neck to his shoulders. ## A Buddha that belongs to water Most Buddha forms are placed near water. This one comes from it. Because the naga rose out of a lake to protect him, the Mucalinda Buddha is the natural choice for a fountain basin, a reflecting pool, a koi pond edge or an indoor water feature, where the real water around the coils finishes the story the stone begins. In Thailand, Cambodia and Laos the form is known as Naga Prok and is especially loved by those born on a Saturday. ## Stone, finish and size The design is for Vietnam white marble, a dense, fine-grained stone that reads cool and milky white, with only faint grey clouding. A soft satin polish lets light roll over the robe folds and catch the edges of the scales and hoods without glare, and the stone stands up well to splash and humidity when sealed. At 30 inches from the base to the top of the central hood, the piece suits an indoor atrium basin, a courtyard fountain or the centre of a meditation garden. The coils and a lotus plinth lift the Buddha well above the water line, so he is never set at floor level. ## Made to order Each piece is carved to order by our sculptors in Jaipur, so the height, the plinth or the depth of the coils can be adjusted before carving begins. Tell us about your basin or pond and we will confirm the dimensions, weight and a quote, for delivery in India or abroad. ## Specifications - **Material:** Vietnam White Marble - **Finish:** Soft polish (satin) - **Colour:** Cool White - **Height:** 30 inches - **Width:** 20 inches - **Depth:** 14 inches - **Weight:** 85 kg - **Ideal for:** Indoor water feature, Courtyard fountain basin, Koi or lotus pond, Meditation garden Stone, size and finish are all changeable — these are the specifications of the piece as shown. ## Media ### Images (1) - https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/vietnam-white-marble-buddha-under-the-naga-hood-30-inch.webp (primary, concept render) All media is public and CORS-open — fetch directly, no signing or proxy needed. ## Part of - [Statues](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/custom-marble-statues) ## Related pieces - [Vietnam White Marble Meditating Buddha for an Indoor Water Feature, 4 Feet](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-meditating-buddha-for-an-indoor-water-feature-4-feet) - [Vietnam White Marble Dharmachakra Buddha for a Temple Pond, 3 Feet](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-dharmachakra-buddha-for-a-temple-pond-3-feet) - [Vietnam White Marble Minimal Meditating Buddha for a Modern Water Feature, 30 Inch](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-minimal-meditating-buddha-for-a-modern-water-feature-30-inch) ## Enquire about this piece - WhatsApp, message pre-written: https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=919766532408&text=Hi!%20I'd%20like%20a%20quote%20to%20have%20this%20design%20made%3A%20Vietnam%20White%20Marble%20Buddha%20Under%20the%20Naga%20Hood%2C%2030%20Inch.%20Product%20link%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tilakmandirwala.com%2Fproducts%2Fvietnam-white-marble-buddha-under-the-naga-hood-30-inch - Tell us the size, the stone and where it is going. We will send you a quote and a timeline. ## Contact Tilak Mandirwala - Email: info@tilakmandirwala.com - Phone: +91 92141 72150 - WhatsApp: https://wa.me/919766532408 - Enquiry form: https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/contact - Store: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India — https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/best-mandir-shop-jaipur Enquiries are quoted per piece: share the deity or object, an approximate height, and the stone you have in mind.