The attitude of subduing Mara

Site common name	Ramkhamhaeng National Museum
Type of artwork	Sculpture
Sub district	Mueang Kao
District	Mueang Sukhothai
Province	Sukhothai
Region	Central
Country	Thailand
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 17.018304 Long : 99.707273
Geographic Coordinates UTM	Zone : 47 Q Hemisphere : N E : 575278.74 N : 1881715.86
Place of artwork	It is exhibited in the exhibition room of the Ramkhamhaeng National Museum.

History of production	There is no written evidence about the construction, nevertheless it is the mix-styled artwork between Sukhothai Buddha image General Group and Lan Na Buddha image Chiang Saen Singha Nueng style during the 20^th Buddhist century.
Production process	Bronze casting
Art	The Buddha image is seated simple cross-legged on the plain base. The hands are in the attitude of subduing Mara. The distinctive features that point out the relations with Lan Na Buddha images and to be classified under the Wat Takuan Group are the round face and the protruding chin. Other parts that indicate the connection with Sukhothai Buddha image in General Group are the flame-liked aureole, it looks more motionless than the Sukhothai aureole, wearing cross-body robe with no crease. The outer robe is long across the left shoulder reaching the nave and there is a streak on the edge of the outer robe known as the centipede fangs. The image is sitting in mediation posture on the plain base.
School	Takuan
Key academic information	This Buddha imange is classified under the Wat Takuan Group (mostly found at Wat Takuan, yet also found somewhere else). This style clearly indicates the relations between Sukhothai and Lan Na as there are many characteristics that are believed to be inspired by the Buddha images from Lan Na or Chiang Saen Singha Nueng.
Period	Historical Period
Age	20th Buddhist century
Religion	Buddhism
Religion and belief	Buddhism

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2016-09-30
Record creator	Rungroj Thamrungraeng
Bibliography	Sakchai Saisingha. Buddha Images in Thailand : Styles, Development, and Thai’s Beliefs. Bangkok : Art History sector Faculty of Archaeology Silpakorn University, 2556. Santi Leksukhum. Sukhothai Art. 3^rd edition, Bangkok : Muang Boran, 2555.