Phra Hariphunchai Bodhisattva

Not making history, originally it was at the Wat Phra That Hariphunchai. Later, it was brought to housed at Wat Benchamabophit. From the form, the age can be determined in the Buddhist 21st century.

Bronze casting

This Buddha image with a subduing mara posture, sits in a full-lotus seat on the lotus base with big petals in the octagon plan and shows. It has an oval face, small knot hairs, feather crown, cloth and earrings, one line of knot hairs under the feather crown, look down eyes, slightly open mouth, knot jaw, high flame halo, symmetrical body, robe cover the neck, bracelets, rings and large split ends centipede fang shaped sanghati reaching belly.

The examples of dress up Buddha images that are directly influenced by the Indian art of Pala.

Although the style of the clothes of the Buddha image is influenced by Pala art but there are characteristics that have been influenced by the art of Bagan - Hariphunchai, including the size from large to small of jewelry on the chest or the peony pattern on a feather crown or wearing a robe over the necklace and wearing bracelets.

1. The Dress Up Buddha image at Bannarotsapak Pavilion of Wat Benchamabophit, Bangkok is an example of the Buddha image that influenced the art of Pala of India and is more like the art of Pala than Phra Hariphunchai Bodhisattva such as the fierce face and the tie of the ear cloth.

2. Phra Sila of Wat Chiang Man, Chiang Mai province is an evidence of the Buddha image of Pala art of India in Chiang Mai. It is a small Taming The Narakiri Elephant Buddha image gesture that can be determined the age in the middle Pala art.

ศักดิ์ชัย สายสิงห์. พระพุทธรูปในประเทศไทย : รูปแบบ พัฒนาการ และความเชื่อของคนไทย. กรุงเทพฯ: ภาควิชาประวัติศาสตร์ศิลปะ คณะโบราณคดี มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร, 2556.

เชษฐ์ ติงสัญชลี. ศิลปะไทย ภายใต้แรงบันดาลใจจากศิลปะอินเดียแบบปาละ. กรุงเทพฯ: โรงพิมพ์มติชนปากเกร็ด, 2558.