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Mural at Wat Pa Huak
Keywords : Buddha, Rattanakosin art, Wat Pa Huak
| Site common name | Wat Pa Huak |
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| Type of artwork | Painting |
| Village | - |
| Province/City | Luang Prabang |
| State | Luang Prabang |
| Country | Laos |
| Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree | Lat : 19.399444 Long : 102.136389 |
| History of production | Luang Phra Bang art during 24-25 centuries BE. was hugely influenced by Rattanakosin art. However, it should be noted that the fact that some royal members of Luang Phra Bang dynasty used to live in Bangkok might have the reason for a big influence of Rattankosin art in thsi area. |
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| School | Luang Phra Bang |
| Period | Historical Period |
| Art period | Lanchang |
| Age | 25 century BE. |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Sect | Theravada |
| Religion and belief | The back of the Buddha image of Wat Pa Huak is painted into natural landscape such as mountain, rocks and animals as if the Lord Buddha were living in Himaphan forest. At the top, there is a buildind in which the Lord Buddha is giving the sermon to his disciples. |
| Type of License | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) |
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| Rights | Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre |
| Date of record creation | 2015-06-01 |
| Record creator | Chedha Tingsanchali |
