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The attitude of subduing Mara
Keywords : Bangkok National Museum , The attitude of subduing Mara
| Site common name | National Museum of Phra Nakhon |
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| 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 : 13.7576 Long : 100.492222 |
| Geographic Coordinates UTM | Zone : 47 P Hemisphere : N E : 661329.97 N : 1521418.09 |
| Place of artwork | It is exhibited in the exhibition room of the National Museum of Phra nakhon. |
| History of production | From the art style, it is believed that this Buddha image was built around 21st century B.E. or Central Ayutthaya. |
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| Production process | Casting bronze |
| Conservation | It has been located in Phrasrirattana Sasadaram Temple. |
| Size | The lap is 27 centimeters wide and it is 54.5 centimeters tall. |
| Art | The Buddha image is sitting cross-legs with one top of another supported by a high base decorated with petals of the lotus blossom and the event of Enlightenment or subduing Mara. The hands are in the position of the attitude of subduing Mara. The significant characteristics of this Buddha image are oval face, flame-like halo which are the liberation of Sukhothai art. The Buddha image wears a thin rope. The base of the image is decorated with the event of the Enlightenment. The bottom line shows the devils’ army that were trying to interrupt the Buddha. The leader of the devil was on an elephant on the right side of the Buddha image. In the middle shows the image of Phra mae thorani twisting her hair. On the left of the Buddha image shows the leader of the devil losing the battle. |
| Key academic information | This is a significant example of the Buddha image of central Ayutthaya. Its base is decorated with the image of Phra mae thorani twisting her hair and the army of devils. This is a very rare style. |
| Period | Historical Period |
| Art period | Middle of Ayutthaya |
| Age | 21st century B.E |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Religion and belief | Buddhism |
| Type of License | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) |
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| Rights | Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre |
| Date of record creation | 2016-09-30 |
| Record creator | Rungroj Thamrungraeng |
| Bibliography | Sakchai Saising. Buddha Images in Thailand, Style, Development, and Beliefs of Thai people. Bangkok: Department of Art History, Faculty of Archeology, Silpakorn University, 2013. Santi Leksukhum. Ayutthaya Arts: The work of the royal land. 3rd edition, Bangkok: Ancient City, 2007. |
