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Main Buddha at Kyauktawgyi

Keywords : Buddha image, Kyauk Taw Gyi, Theravada Buddhism

Site common nameKyauktawgyi
Type of artworkSculpture
Province/CityAmarapura
StateMandalay
CountryMyanmar
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 21.179444
Long : 94.876111

History of productionKyauktawgyi, at Amarapura, was constructed from the order of King Pakanmin of Kongbong dynasty, by replicating Anada chedi. Although it is the replica of Ananda, the principle Buddha image is a seated image and there is only one. Besides, the image is surrounded by disciples, which is not the iconography at Anada.
ArtThe principle Buddha image of Kyauktawgyi is the transition between “Angwa” and “Mandalay”, by having a smooth robe and the second layer hanging from the left shoulder. However, the lower end of the robe is folded following the Mandalay style. This image is made of a large marble-alabaster. This is the reason why it is called “Kyauktawgyi”,which means large stones.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodAmarapura-Mandalay
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