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Jataka Scenes at Shwenandawkyaung

Keywords : Chadok, Theravada Buddhism, Shwenandawkyaung

Site common nameShwenandawkyaung
Type of artworkSculpture
Province/CityMandalay
StateMandalay
CountryMyanmar
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 22.001667
Long : 96.113056

History of productionShwenandawkyaung is one of the throne-halls of Mandalay palace. It was the cremation throne-hall for King Mindong. When the king Mindong died, King Si Por removed it and gave it to the temple. This is why this throne-hall has survived the fire during the world war II.
ArtIn the reign of king Mindong, western influence featured hugely in Myanmese art and Acanthas was adapted to use in Myanmaese architecture. This is a carving telling the Jataka stories surrounded by Acantas decorated at teh corners of the platform in the building of Shwenandawkyaung. It is possible that such decorations were added later when the building was already turned into the temple.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodMandalay
Age24-25 centuries BE.
ReligionBuddhism
SectTheravada
Religion and beliefThis Jataka story is Chandhrakumara Jataka, one of the ten most important Jataka of the lord Buddha. In the middle, Indra goes down to break the umbrealla in a sacrificing ceremony. On the left of the audience, there is a palace of the king who ordered the organisation of the sacrificing ceremony. On the right of the audience, there are a lot of animals waiting to be sacrificed.

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