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Mandalay-styled Buddha image at Shwezigon

Keywords : Buddha image, Shwezigon, Theravada Buddhism

Site common nameShwezigon
Type of artworkSculpture
Province/CityBagan
StateMandalay
CountryMyanmar
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 21.164722
Long : 94.881111

History of productionAccording to the history, king Anoratha and king Chansitha ordered the constrcution of this chedi. However, this chedi has been restored continuously as it has been in use for a long time. In Mandalay period, Pyatad and Mandalay-styled Buddha image were buult around the principle chedi.
ArtThe Mandalay-styled standing Buddha image has a cap on the face and wear the robe that covers the whole body. This is similar to Pukam style. The strips are all natural, which is incfluened by Chinese art. There are patterns and mirrors on the robe. Both hands show the blessing attitude and hold the robe down. Sometimes, the right hand holds a myrobalan, which has never happenned in Pukam art.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodMandalay
Age24-25 centuries BE.
ReligionBuddhism
SectTheravada

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