Khantharrath Buddha image

Keywords : King Chulalongkorn the Great, Buddha image, Khantharrath Buddha image , Bangkok National Museum , Wangna, King Rama V

Site common name	Phra Nakhon National Museum
Site alternative name	Wangna
Type of artwork	Sculpture
Sub district	Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang
District	Khet Phra Nakhon
Province	Bangkok
Region	Central
Country	Thailand
Geographic Coordinates DMS	Lat : 13.757504 Long : 100.492137
Geographic Coordinates UTM	Zone : 47 P Hemisphere : N E : 661324.08 N : 1521406.56
Place of artwork	Siwamok Phiman Hall

History of production	Created on the desire of King Rama V by Alfonso Tornarelli, the Italian artist. It is molded from Khantharrath Buddha image form in India in 1910.
Production process	Casting bronze, Gold plated
Size	73.5 cm. high with base 23.5 cm. lap wide
Art	Imitated Khantharrath art Buddha image, standing in Rainfull gestures, look up, the right hand is in the signal for the rain gestures, left hand placed on the leg to receive rain. The face has a Greek-Roman gods style. Tie hair, no halo. The body shows human muscles. Wear the oblique thick streaks robe. Stand on the lotus above the top of staircase of BokKoranee Pool. There is a railing nearby decorate with Goddess of Land squeeze the hair and Naga man which means water and abundance.
Key academic information	Khantharrath Buddha image means Rainfull Buddha image named after the city of Khantharrath in India, it is said that the King of that land built this Buddha image for pray for rainfall Followed by events in the Buddha's biography. In the Rattanakosin period, the Buddha image was use for various rituals for the abundance of the country, and to brought rain to the season include the ceremonial rain (Pirunsartra) and the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. Originally, Khantharrath Buddha image was a sitting Buddha image. The right hand is in the signal for the rain gestures. Left hand placed on the leg to receive rain. That is call Rainfull gestures. Later in the reign of King Rama V, he ordered to created Khantharrath Buddha image by imitating the art of Khantharrath of India and expresses the concept of Western realism. There is a railing nearby because in the Sutantapitaka(one of the Tipitaka) said about this event that Lord Buddha was standing on the stairs of the BokKoranee Pool.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Rattanakosin
Age	25th Buddhist Century
Religion	Buddhism
Sect	Theravada
Religion and belief	Theravada
Legend	Sutantapitaka, Khuttaka denomination, Akanibat allegory as the title Mutcha Chadok

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2016-09-15
Record creator	Patsaweesiri Premkulanan
Bibliography	กรมศิลปากร.โบราณวัตถุชิ้นสำคัญในพิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติ.กรุงเทพฯ : กรม, 2554.