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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 has talipot fan at the chest. This talipot fan originated in Lanka and was usullay held by monks when they gave sermons. This had influence on the arts in Southeast Asia as well. It usually appears with Buddha images, monks or Bhothisavara when they are sitting and giving sermon. However, this image is very special in that it is in the standing posture, but holds talipot fan
SchoolTai Yai
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