The attitude of subduing Mara

Keywords : Buddha image, Bangkok National Museum , The attitude of subduing Mara, The attitude in khanomtom’s group

Artwork alternative name	The attitude in khanomtom’s group
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	Based on Khanomttom’s style which was a well-known style during Ayutthaya period around central Ayutthaya until late Ayutthaya. The age should be around 21^st-23^rd centuries B.E.
Production process	Casting bronze
Size	90 centimeters tall and 46 centimeters wide
Art	The statue is sitting with the hands in the gesture of subduing Mara. It is supported by a lotus base. The style of the statue reflects the influence of Lanna style. The main characteristics are rounded face, lotus-bud halo, plump body, slanting rope with a zig zag seam across the left chest.
School	Khanomtom’s group
Key academic information	This is one of a beatiful examples of the attitude in khanomtom’s group or the attitude of meditation; it is in a perfect condition. This may relate to Phra Buddha Sihing of Lanna. If the assumption is true, there was surely a connection between Ayutthaya and Lanna.
Notice	Khanomtom’s group. Khanomtom is used to call people who have plump body. A lot of Buddha images also have that characteristic hence they are called Khanomtom. Some call this Nakhonsrithammarat’ style because they are generally found in the south as well, for example, Phra Buddha Sihing of Nakhonsrithammarat.
Art period	Ayutthaya
Age	21st-23rd centuries B.E
Religion	Buddhism
Religion and belief	Buddhism
Related artwork	1. The attitude of meditation or Khanomtom’s group found in the chest of Phra Mongkolbophit 2. Phra Buddha Sihing of Khoakkham temple, Samut Sakhon 3. The first style of Buddha images in Lanna or Chiang Saen Sing 1.

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.