The attitude of subduing Mara

Keywords : The attitude of subduing Mara, Buddha image with inscription , Sawankhuannayok National Museum

Artwork alternative name	Buddha image with “Mae Ua” inscription
Site common name	Sawanwaranayok National Museum
Type of artwork	Sculpture
Sub district	Wang Phinphat
District	Sawankhalok
Province	Sukhothai
Region	Central
Country	Thailand
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 17.31991 Long : 99.826491
Geographic Coordinates UTM	Zone : 47 Q Hemisphere : N E : 587826.28 N : 1915134.18
Place of artwork	It is exhibited in the exhibition room of the Sawanwaranayok National Museum.

History of production	This Buddha image was found along with the name of its creator inscribed on the base, “Mae Ua” who was a concubine of King Mahathammaracha. The purpose of creating this image is that she wished the good deeds would contribute her to be born in Maitreya period. Though the construction date was not mentioned, it could be assume by its artwork features and the reference of King Mahathammaracha that it was built during the 20^th century.
Production process	Bronze casting
Conservation	A Sawanwaranayok monk gave it to the National Museum.
Art	The image is seated in a basic cross-legged gesture on the plain base while the hands are doing the attitude of subduing Mara. The significant features that classify the image under the General Group are the oval face, the curved eyebrows, the low gazing eyes, the aquiline nose, the well-proportioned lips, the big hair curls like a whorl, high swelling Usanisa, the flame-liked halo, wearing cross-body robe with no crease, and the long small outer robe reaching the navel which the edge is folded known as the centipede fangs. There is the name of its creator and the desire in building it.
Key academic information	The model is Sukhothai Buddha image and it clearly mentioned the name of the creator and the desire in return of contructing it.
Notice	The text on the base was inscribed in Thai language Sukhothai alphabet. It can be translated in current Thai saying “This Buddha image is the 1,100^th one that Mae Ua, a concubine of King Mahathammaracha, worshiped and to be the 1,200^th for the whole dynasty, wishing for wealth and to be born in Maitreya period.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Sukhothai
Age	20th Buddhist century
Religion	Buddhism
Sect	Theravada
Religion and belief	Theravada
Related artwork	This Buddha image is similar to many other Sukhothai Buddha images that found along with inscriptions such as the one found inside the cloister of the same temple, specifying “Tid Sai” or the Buddha image in the National Museum specifying “Tid Sa Ngai”. Hence, they could be built in the same period.

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.