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Image depicting Renunciation at Ananda

Keywords : Bagan, The sculptural series narrating the story of the Buddha’s life, Ananda

Site common nameAnanda
Type of artworkSculpture
Province/CityBagan
StateMandalay
CountryMyanmar
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 21.165
Long : 94.865278

History of productionKing Chansittha ordered the construction of this chedi. The legend had it that monks from India told him the story about Nunthamul cave in Kunthamat mountain. He then ordered the construction of this chedi to be the same as the cave. Buddha images in the chedi may be built at the same time with the chedi.
ArtThis Buddha image is a part of the set of sculptures narrating the Lord Buddha life., which are located in the circulambulatory and the square halls. The set of sculptures narrating the Lord Buddha life here is the most complete on in Pukam art.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodPagan
Age16-18 centuries BE.
ReligionBuddhism
SectTheravada
Religion and beliefScripture both in Theravada and Mahayana coincide that a Bhothisavara rides the Kanthaka horse out of the city to get ordained. There are the four keepers of the world holding the feet of the horse to keep it silent. Also, Chanta is following him and cames back to tell King Suthothana later.
Related artworkThis sculpture is a Bhothisavara riding Kanthaka horse to get ordained. There are people holding the feet of the horse and Chantha holding the tail.

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