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Phra Lao Thepnimit
Keywords : Buddha image, The attitude of subduing Mara, Lanchang Art, Laotian Art, Wat Phra Lao Thepnimit, Phra Lao Thepnimit
| Site common name | Wat Phra Lao Thepnimit |
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| Type of artwork | Sculpture |
| Sub district | Phana |
| District | Phana |
| Province | Amnat Charoen |
| Region | Northeast |
| Country | Thailand |
| Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree | Lat : 15.676927 Long : 104.854145 |
| Geographic Coordinates UTM | Zone : 48 Q Hemisphere : N E : 484369.9 N : 1733207.75 |
| Place of artwork | The principle Buddha image in Sim |
| History of production | According to its story, this Buddha image was built in 1720 in the reign of King Tai Sa. |
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| Production process | Bronze |
| Size | The lap is 2.85 centimeters wide and 2.70 meters tall |
| Art | This Buddha image is in seating posture and a subduing Mara attitude. It has small hair buds, large and tall flame-like halo, sharp face, clear face lines, straight-looking eyes, hook-shape nose, curvy ears and smiling mouth of Lanchang style and thick lips. The monastic cloth splits and extends to the abdomen. The fingers are of the same length. |
| Key academic information | An example of a replica of Phra Bang in the northeast. |
| Notice | This Buddha image shows a style popular during the 23rd -24th centuries BE. |
| Period | Historical Period |
| Art period | Lanchang |
| Age | The late 23rd century BE. |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Sect | Theravada |
| Religion and belief | Theravada |
| Related artwork | 1. Phra Chao Yai Aong Luang at Wat Luang Ubonratchathani is a large Buddha image that is in the same period with Phra Lao Thepnimit. 2. Phra Chao Yai In-Plaeng at Wat Mahawanaram Ubonratchathani is another large Buddha image that is in the same period with Phra Lao Thepnimit. |
| 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 | 2016-08-18 |
| Record creator | Rungroj Thamrungraeng |
| Bibliography | ศักดิ์ชัย สายสิงห์. พระพุทธรูปในประเทศไทย : รูปแบบ พัฒนาการ และความเชื่อของคนไทย. กรุงเทพฯ: ภาควิชาประวัติศาสตร์ศิลปะ คณะโบราณคดี มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร, 2556.. ประภัสรร์ ชูวิเชียร. ศิลปะลาว. กรุงเทพฯ: มติชน, 2557. ชมรมพระพุทธรูปศักดิ์สิทธิ์. สิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์คู่บ้านคู่เมือง ภาคตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือ(อีสาน). กรุงเทพฯ: ชมรมพระพุทธรูปศักดิ์สิทธิ์, 2552. |
