Phra Sihing Patimakorn Buddha

Site common name	Wat Ratchapradit sathitmahasimaram
Site alternative name	Wat Ratchapradit
Type of artwork	Sculpture
Sub district	Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang
District	Khet Phra Nakhon
Province	Bangkok
Region	Central
Country	Thailand
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 13.749547 Long : 100.495511
Geographic Coordinates UTM	Zone : 47 P Hemisphere : N E : 661691.44 N : 1520531.41
Place of artwork	Inside the Royal vihara

History of production	King Rama IV had it built by simulating Phra Sihing Buddha of Buddhaisawan Chapel
Size	The lap is half meter and 6 inches wide
Art	The Buddha images are sitting on a lion base in meditation attitude. On top of the base are stacked lotuses. The face is quite round with small hair curl, and flame-like halo. The image wears a slanting rope in the length of the stomach.
Key academic information	King Rama IV had a strong belief in Phra Sihing Patimakorn Buddha. He had simulated Phra Sihing Buddha of Buddhaisawan Chapel to be important Buddha images in the reign. The Buddha images are sitting on a lion base in meditation attitude. On top of the base are stacked lotuses. The Buddha image in meditation attitude is the Buddha image of Thursday which was also the day that King Rama IV was born. Moreover, when Wat Ratchapraditsathitmahasimaram was built to be the temple of Dhammayuttika Nikaya, the King had simulated Phra Sihing Buddha to be the principal Buddha image of the royal vihara and the Buddha image was named Phra Sihing Patimakorn Buddha. When the King passed away, King Rama V had put the ashes of the King Rama IV into the base of this Buddha image and Wat Ratchapraditsathitmahasimaram has become the temple in the reign og King Rama IV.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Rattanakosin
Age	25th century B.E.
Religion	Buddhism
Sect	Theravada
Religion and belief	Theravada Buddhism

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
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