Green Aventurine Buddha and Cobra~CRBUDCOB charging plate 74mm x 22mm x 18mm

74mm x 22mm x 18mm

22mm x 13mm x 2mm

“He looked at me like a jewel in his palm”

and as such is a stone of inner vision

Green Aventurine Buddha and Cobra~CRBUDCOB charging plate 74mm x 22mm x 18mmGreen Aventurine Buddha and Cobra~CRBUDCOB. In Buddhist iconography, the Buddha is often depicted with cobras, particularly with the serpent king Mucalinda. In one version of the story, the Buddha, after reaching enlightenment, was meditating when a storm arose. Mucalinda, a serpent king, appeared to protect the Buddha from the rain and wind by coiling his body around the Buddha and spreading his hoods like an umbrella. This imagery symbolizes the