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Jataka Scenes at Shwenandawkyaung
Keywords : Chadok, Theravada Buddhism, Shwenandawkyaung
| Site common name | Shwenandawkyaung |
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| Type of artwork | Sculpture |
| Province/City | Mandalay |
| State | Mandalay |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree | Lat : 22.001667 Long : 96.113056 |
| History of production | Shwenandawkyaung 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. |
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| Art | In 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. |
| Period | Historical Period |
| Art period | Mandalay |
| Age | 24-25 centuries BE. |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Sect | Theravada |
| Religion and belief | This Jataka story is Vithunbundit Jataka, one of the ten most important Jatakas of the lord Buddha. On the left of the audience, there is a palace for the king who was competing with Punnaka giant to get Vithunbundit. on the other side, there is Punnaka giant riding a horse and Vithunbundit was holding the tail of the horse. Next is the Punnaka giant paying respect to Vithunbundit before bringing him to listen to Dhama at the Naga world |
| Type of License | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) |
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| Rights | Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre |
| Date of record creation | 2015-07-00 |
| Record creator | Chedha Tingsanchali |
