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Boundary marker

Keywords : Boundary marker , Naga-Protected Buddha , Khon Kaen National Museum, Life of Buddha

Site common nameKhon Kaen National Museum
Site alternative nameThe National Museum Khon Kaen
Type of artworkSculpture
Sub districtNai Mueang
DistrictMueang Khon Kaen
ProvinceKhon Kaen
RegionNortheast
CountryThailand
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree
Lat : 16.446119
Long : 102.83852
Geographic Coordinates
UTM
Zone : 48 Q
Hemisphere : N
E : 269213.66
N : 1819516.46
Place of artworkIn the exhibition hall

History of production

The construction history remains unclear. However, the art characteristics suggest that it might have been built in Dvaravati period

Production process

Rock Carving

Art

The top boundary marker has a pointing edge and the bottom part is craved with lotus petals. At the front, the scene when the Lord Buddha was protected from the rain by Mujalin Naga is craved. On the marker, the Lord Buddha is seated loosely on a coil of Naga. The hands depict the attitude of giving sermon. There is a five-headed Naga covering his head. There is a Mujalin tree at the back. On the bottom left, there is a man wearing a lot or ornaments, assumed to be the human disguise of Mujalin. On the right, there is another man paying obeisance, assumed to be one of the followers.

SchoolNortheast
Key academic information

This is an example of a complete boundary marker depicting the life of Buddha.

Notice

Discovered from Fahdaadsongyang, Kamalasai District, Kalasin

PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodDvaravati
Age12th -16th centuries BE.
ReligionBuddhism
Religion and beliefBuddhism
Legend

This scene took place 6 weeks after his enlightenment. The Lord Buddha was seated under Mujalin tree by the side of Mujalin pond. Then there was heavy rain, so Mujalin Naga, who dwelled under the pond, came up from the pond to protect the Lord Buddha from the rain. When the rain was over, Mujalin Naga turned into a human to listen to the sermon

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2016-08-19
Record creatorRungroj Thamrungraeng
Bibliography

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