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Main Buddha Image at Candi Mendut
Keywords : Candi, Shailendra dynasty, Borobudur, Candi Mendut
| Site common name | Candi Mendut |
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| Type of artwork | Sculpture |
| Village | - |
| Province/City | - |
| State | Central Java |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree | Lat : 7.604722 Long : 110.23 |
| History of production | Candi Mendut was built in the central Java art by Sailen dynasty in thw 14 century BE. It was built under mahayan Buddhism at the same time with Burobuddho. The location of Candi Mendut is in the same area as Candi Pavana and Burobuddho. |
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| Art | At the side of a Buddha image in Candi Mendut, there are two Bhothisavaras.One is Avalokitesavara and the other is Vatcharapanee. Bhothisavaras at Cnadi Mendut have very similar costumes with Pala art including a three-banded crown, a tube-shaped crown and the wearing of Vasayatchayopraveet as well as Lalitasana seating posture on lotus pedals and the backrest of throne. |
| Period | Historical Period |
| Art period | Mid Central Javanese Art |
| Age | 13-15 centuries BE. |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Sect | Mahayana |
| Religion and belief | The iconography of Avalokitesavara is the appearance of Amithapha ( his Budhha showing meditation attitude) on a hair bun. The left hand holding a lotus has been damamged. The fact that the Lord Buddha is surrounded by Avalokitesavara and Vatcharapanee appeared at Ajanta and Aelola before and later spread to the central Java. |
| 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 | 2015-07-00 |
| Record creator | Chedha Tingsanchali |
