Bodhisattva

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	It is believed that it is a 550 lives of the great Bodhisattva that Phra Borommatrailokanat had built. However, each chronicle shows different information.
Production process	Casting bronze
Art	The Bodhisattva is sitting on an inscribed base. The right hand is at the chest level. The left hand is placed above the lap. The hair is long and it is curled. The Bodhisattva wears some jewelry such as filter neck, bracelet.
Key academic information	Bodhisattva is discovered in Phra Srisanpeth. This may be built during the reign of Phra Borommatrailokanat. According to the Royal Chronicle, 550 lives of the great Bodhisattva need to be created.
Notice	Bodhisattva means someone who wants to become enlightened. According to Theravada Buddhism, it was the name of the Buddha in his past lives.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Middle of Ayutthaya
Age	21st century B.E
Religion	Buddhism
Religion and belief	Buddhism
Related artwork	Other sculptures that believed are built at the same time are found in Phra Srisanphet temple and it is displayed in National Museum of Phra Nakhon

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	Santi Leksukhum. Ayutthaya Arts: The work of the royal land. 3rd edition, Bangkok: Ancient City, 2007.