Buddha

Site common name	National Museum of Phra Nakhon
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	This art style is very famous in late Ayutthaya so it is assumed that it was built during 23^rd century B.E.
Production process	Casting bronze
Conservation	Moved from National Museum of Benchamabophit Temple.
Size	The lap is 47 centimeters wide and it is 98 centimeters tall.
Art	The attitude of subduing Mara is sitting on the plain lotus base with a lot of decorations. There is a decorated crown, sharped earrings. The body is full decorated with filter neck, breastplates, and breast chain. It is then called “Full-decorated Buddha image”.
Key academic information	This is one of the best example of a completed casting bronze Buddhas in late Ayutthaya arts. The story behind building this Buddha image is connected to the story found in Jambupati-sutra. In the story, the Buddha showed his power over Maha Jamphu to loosen his ego. Maha Jamphu respected the Buddha very much until he decided to become a monk. He became an Arahant at the end.
Art period	Ayutthaya, Late Ayutthaya
Age	23th century B.E.
Religion	Buddhism
Religion and belief	Buddhism
Related artwork	1. The full-decorated Buddha image of Na Phrameru temple, Ayutthaya. 2. The full-decorated Buddha image of Merutit- Meruray, Chaiwatthanaram temple.

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 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.