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80 disciples at Kyauktawgyi

Keywords : Disciples, 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.
ArtAt the cloister, there are 80 disciples called “the great Asiti disciples”. These disciples are made from marble-alabaster similar to the principle image. They sit with legs folded back on one side and the hands are rested politely on the lap. The robes have stips, which shows the tendency towards Mandalay art.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodAmarapura-Mandalay
Age24-25 centuries BE.
ReligionBuddhism
SectTheravada
Religion and beliefThe great Asiti disciples are the 80 most important disciples of the lord Buddha. Each has unique ability called “Eatatakka”

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