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Buddha Life : Sattamahasthana

Keywords : Buddha, Life of Buddha, Sulamani, King Narapatisit

Site common nameSulamani
Type of artworkPainting
Village-
Province/CityBagan
StateMandalay
CountryMyanmar
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 21.164722
Long : 94.881111

History of productionSulamani Chedi at Pegan was built in the late Pegan period by King Narapatisit. However, paintings inside the Chedi were painted in the later period. The paintings depict pictures of large Buddha images and the seven important places in the history of Buddha.
ArtThe paintings here appear to be drawings on cremy background. The Lord Buddha wears two-layered cloth on his left shoulder: the short one and the long one. This is an important feature of Post-Pegan art period.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodKongbong
Age23th-24th Century BE.
ReligionBuddhism
SectTheravada
Religion and beliefSattamahasathana is the seven places that the Lord Buddha enjoyed the freedom from the secularity after his enlighthenment. He meditated in different postures and there was a miraculous event each week, too.
Related artworkIn the picture, it is the second week (Animis Chedi) and the third week (Rattanachongkrom Chedi). On the left, during Animis Chedi, the Lord Buddha looked at Bodhi tree with great concentration. On the right, during Rattanachongkrom Chedi, he walks back and forth to meditate for all seven days. The picture also shows that the walking path is a long one.

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-07-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali