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Buddha Iamge at Pindaya Cave

Keywords : Buddha image, Theravada Buddhism, Pindaya Cave

Site common namePindaya Cave
Type of artworkSculpture
Province/CityPindaya
StateShan
CountryMyanmar
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 21.894167
Long : 96.064722

History of productionThe construction of many Buddha images in Pindava cave is a merit-making action of Tai Yai people. Each person built a lot of images in the cave, so each image is different in size and age.
ArtBuddha images in Pindava cave are tge finest example of the Buddha images in this school of art. They usually have large heads, small body and narrow shoulder. This particular image is an ornamented one, having triangular neckpieces similar to Pala art, but the earings are very big and spreading, which is the influence from Tibetan art. The Buddha image wears the U-shape breast chain and has the flower breast pieces showing the mixture of Tibet and Ayutthaya arts.
SchoolTai Yai
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodAmarapura-Mandalay
Age24-25 centuries BE.
ReligionBuddhism
SectTheravada
Religion and beliefIn the conept in the later Myanmar, the ornameted Buddha image represents the concept of the lord Buddha killing Chomphubordi and disguises himself into the greatest emperor.

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