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The Copy of Shwesettaw Buddha’s Footprint

Keywords : footprint Buddha, Shwedagon, Theravada Buddhism

Site common nameShwedagon
Type of artworkSculpture
Province/CityYagon
StateYangon
CountryMyanmar
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 21.894167
Long : 96.064722

ArtThe Buddha’s footprints in the after Pukam period is usually decorated with 108 blessing patterns. Some are in the tables spreading all over the foot and some are in the circle in the middle of the footprint. The edges are surrounded by Naga and are thick to store water. This is according to the concept of the footprint at Chavesedtong that is located on the riverside.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodMandalay
Age24-25 centuries BE.
ReligionBuddhism
SectTheravada
Religion and beliefIn the reign of king Taloong of Nuryongyan dynasty, the Buddha’s footprints of Chavesedtong were found. They were located on the riverside. Therefore, it was believed that they were the footprints beside Thammatha river according to the Theravada legend.
Related artworkBecause most of the footprints since the king Taloong were the replicas of the foorprints at Chavesedtong, there is also water stored at foorprints as if they were at Thammatha river. Also, the foorprints were always surrounded with Naga as if they were worshiped from Naga at the river.

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