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Buddha Image from Dong Duong

Keywords : Sri Lanka, Buddha, Dong Duong

Site common nameDong Duong
Type of artworkSculpture
VillageHistorical Museum
Province/CityHo Chi Minh
StateHo Chi Minh
CountryVietnam
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 10.788056
Long : 106.704722

History of productionAlthough Dong Duong was the Buddhist center from the 9th century, the artifacts discovered at the site reveal that Buddhism had been flourished as before. Some Buddha images, including this example, is possible to be the imported one form South India or Sri Lanka during the 6th-9th century A.D.
ArtThe characters of this Buddha image are of the normal Amaravati or Sri Lankan art. Low Ushanisha, the curly hairs, one-shoulder-covered robe with the left rim raising towards the left hand in the shape of triangle are some of the characters of Amaravati or Sri Lankan Buddha images. The right hand is in Vitarka Mudra while the left holds the tip of the garment in symmetrical manner, which also affiliate to Sith Indian or Sri Lankan art.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodAmaravati, Anuradhapura
Age1st-6th century
ReligionBuddhism

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-02-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali