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Buddha’s Life: Mural in Pahtothamya

Keywords : Buddha, Life of Buddha, Bagan, Pahtothamya

Site common namePahtothamya
Type of artworkPainting
Village-
Province/CityBagan
StateMandalay
CountryMyanmar
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 21.168333
Long : 94.86

History of productionPahtothamya Chedi - It is suggested by the architectural patterns to belong to early Pagan Empire, around 16th Buddhist Century. The clockwise Hallway is decorated with the paintings of story of Lord Buddha.
ArtThe paintings use the hot tone colors such as red and yellow as well as black, similar to Pala Art of India. The dressing of human figures in the paintinfs are similar with Pala Art Style as well. For example, wearing the crown decorated with features. However, the traits of local Pagan Art are visible in the paintings as well. For examples, the dresses with royal Pagan patterns and the building that looks like Payatas or Prasart (Castle) which is the known trait of Pagan Art.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodPagan
Age16-th18th centuries BE.
ReligionBuddhism
SectTheravada
Religion and beliefThis painting tells the story when King Śuddhodana carries the infant Prince Siddhartha while the 8 Brahmins prophesy the future of the Prince. This is the story from the very early time of Lord Buddha’s Biography.
Related artworkThe large human figure wearing the featured crown is King King Śuddhodana who carries the infant Prince Siddhartha in the front while the 8 Brahmins and the Queen all situated behind the King in Payatas which represented the Royal Palace of Kapilavastu, the capital of Shakya Clan.

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-05-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali