Maitreya Bodhisattva

Site common 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	Inside an ancient Idol exhibition room at ฺBangkok National Museum

History of production	There is no evidence related to the origin. However, Prei Khmeng and Kampong Preach styles associated with Khmer Arts before Mueang Phra Nakhon suggest that it was casted around the 13^th century B.E.
Production process	Bronze casting
Conservation	Found in Mueang Fai, Nong Hong District, Buri Ram Province together with the bronze Bodhisattva and the large bronze Buddha image.
Art	Maitreya Bodhisattva is in a standing position with its eyes open. In the center of its head, its long hair is put up into a bun decorated with an image of a stupa. This symbol suggests that this sculpture is Maitreya Bodhisattva. Both arms are missing. The upper part of the body is bare and the lower part is with thin shorts without stripes.
Key academic information	This bronze Bodhisattva is evidence of the rise of Mahayana Buddhism in Northeast since at least around 13^th century B.E. Its style reflects Khmer Arts before it was influnced by MueangPhra Nakhon. This greatly reflects the relationsip between Thailand and Cambodia and it can be questioned whether or not the Mahayana Buddhism came to Thailand through Cambodia.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Lopburi, Khmer Art in Thailand
Age	13th century B.E.
Religion	Buddhism
Sect	Mahayana
Religion and belief	Mahayana Buddhism

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2016-09-30
Record creator	Rungroj Thamrungraeng
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