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Votive Tablet
Keywords : Buddha Amulet, the twin miracles
| Site common name | National Museum Phranakorn |
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| Site alternative name | Bangkok National Museum |
| 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 | In Davravati Room |
| History of production | The construction history remains unclear. However, the art characteristics suggest that it might have been built in Dvaravati period. |
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| Production process | molded on clay and then heated. |
| Conservation | Discovered in Nakhon Pratom |
| Art | This votive tablet depicts the Lord Buddha life when he performed twin miracles to prevail the non-believers. The Lord Buddha is seated on a throne under the mango tree. There is a whip covering his head and on both sides. Next to this is a picture similar to stupa. Both sides are surrounded with a large number of people. These people might include humans and celestial humans. On the branches of the tree, there are 5 Lord Buddha in different postures. There are letters showing “Ye Dhamma” on the lowest part. |
| Key academic information | This votive tablet depicts the Lord Buddha life when he performed twin miracles to prevail the non-believers. This twin miracle sculpture is a piece of evidence that leads us to believe that a part of the majority of Dvaravati people believed in Theravada because in the scene, the Lord Buddha performed the miracle under a mango tree. |
| Notice | A votive tablet depicting the twin miracles found at Meung Champasri, Nadun District, Mahasarakham. |
| Period | Historical Period |
| Art period | Dvaravati |
| Age | 12th -16th centuries BE. |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Sect | Theravada |
| Religion and belief | Theravada |
| 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 | 2016-08-19 |
| Record creator | Rungroj Thamrungraeng |
| Bibliography | เกสรา จาติกวนิช, “พุทธประวัติในประติมากรรมทวารวดี” วิทยานิพนธ์ศิลปศาสตรมหาบัณฑิต สาขาประวัติศาสตร์ศิลปะ บัณฑิตวิทยาลัย มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร, 2545. ผาสุข อินทราวุธ, ทวารวดี การศึกษาเชิงวิเคราะห์จากหลักฐานทางโบราณคดี. กรุงเทพฯ : อักษรสมัย, 2542. ศักดิ์ชัย สายสิงห์, ศิลปะทวารวดี วัฒนธรรมพุทธศาสนายุคแรกเริ่มในดินแดนไทย. กรุงเทพฯ : เมืองโบราณ, 2547. |
