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The Main Buddha Image

Keywords : Wat Chedi Luang, Buddha image, Lanna art, King Tilokkarat , The Main Buddha Image, The Standing Buddha Image, Phra Chao Kaa King Phraya Mangrai

Artwork alternative nameThe Standing Buddha Image
Site common nameWat Chedi Luang
Type of artworkSculpture
Sub districtPhra Sing
DistrictMueang Chiang Mai
ProvinceChiang Mai
RegionNorth
CountryThailand
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree
Lat : 18.787021
Long : 98.987151
Geographic Coordinates
UTM
Zone : 47 Q
Hemisphere : N
E : 498645.98
N : 2077262.08
Place of artworkIn the main vihara

History of production

This Buddha image was made by the mother of King Tilokarat in 1407.

Production process

Bronze casting

Art

This Buddha image is in the standing gesture displaying the Abhaya Mudra. It has round face, big knotted hair, flaming halo, look-down eyes, slightly open mouth, knotted jaw, chubby body, oblique robe, and the sanghati reaching belly and waistcloth.

Key academic information

It is an example of Lanna art Buddha images in the 20th Buddhist century that combines both Singh Neung and Singh Song Buddha image types.

Notice

This Buddha image displays the characteristics of Buddha images in the last phase of the 20th Buddhist century in Lanna art which is a combination of the Singh Neung Buddha image Pattern, which is characterized by the rounded face, knotted jaw and fat body. And the Singh Song which comprises the flaming halo, and sanghati reaching belly and waistcloth.

PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodLanna
AgeLate 20th Buddhist Century
ReligionBuddhism
SectTheravada
Religion and beliefTheravada
Related artwork

1. The Walking Buddha image on the decorated gold plates on the chedi bell of Wat Phra That Hariphunchai, Lamphun Province is an example of a walking Buddha image in Lanna art that is clearly influenced by Sukhothai art.

2. Phra Chao Kaa King Phraya Mangrai of Wat Phraya Mangrai, Chiang Mai province is an example of a walking Buddha image in the 20th Buddhist century that is contemporary with the main Buddha image of Wat Chedi Luang.

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2016-05-18
Record creatorRungroj Thamrungraeng