Location
Buddha is also believed to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu and it is at the Lake Muchalinda that the SheshNaga or the Snake King Muchalinda protected his Lord from a severe thunder storm. The Buddha was meditating near the Lake during the sixth week when a strong storm broke out and the Lake waves started lashing the Buddha. Sensing the discomfort of the Lord the Snake King decided to protect him from the storm.
The Lake is to the right of the main temple and a statue of meditating Buddha sitting on a snake coil and protected by the hood is at the centre of the Lake. The Lake is surrounded by lines of green trees.