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SculptureBoundary marker
The top boundary marker has a pointing edge. It is craved with Indra, his consort and Erawan elephant. Indra is seated in “Lalitasana” posture and holds thunder in his left hand. The tree at the back is assumed to be Parichart, the tree of the second heaven where Indra dwells. On his left, there are 3 people and 1 bird. These are all his consorts including Suthamma, Sujittra, Sunandha, and Suchada who was reborn as an egret because she had not had enough merits. At the back of the consorts, there is “kanok” pattern of Dvaravati style. On the right of Indra, there is an Erawan elephant.
PaintingThe paintings of 550 Jataka tales
Ubosot walls are divided into equal sized squares decorated by Kranok pattern frames. Each square is painted a different tale and there is a message written on the bottom of painting. Each story is represented through an important event in each life. Pictures of significant people, for examples, Bodhisattva, angels, and a king with gilded attire, all act according to Natyalakshana (the characteristics of dance art that classify each character). The buildings styles are traditional Thai style and Chinese style. The houses are in modern style of that time.
PaintingThe painting of Mahosot Jataka
The stories featured in the wall painting are traditional tales such as the life of Lord Buddha, The Gathering of Devas Jataka, and Buddhist Cosmology. However, there is evidence of Western influences in the form of realistic style of painting in each scene in the buildings and the livelihood of people. The painting also reflected the traditional technique of depiction of the royalties through the Ramayana’s like style of humans, both for male and female characters with the glid on top of them. The darker color background also drives the pictures of the Palace, households and humans to stand out in the dimensional way.
SculptureJataka Narrative in Terracotta: Mahajanaka
Piet Liek Chedi is a bell-shaped chedi of the early Puklam period, influenced by Pala art. The base of the chedi contains 550 naratives scene in terracotta. These scenes are made of terracotta, but have not been enameled in green, which is different from Chavechikong. This shows that these scences may be dated in the pre-Pukam and the early Pukam period.
SculptureJataka Narrative in Terracotta: Sama
Piet Liek Chedi is a bell-shaped chedi of the early Puklam period, influenced by Pala art. The base of the chedi contains 550 naratives scene in terracotta. These scenes are made of terracotta, but have not been enameled in green, which is different from Chavechikong. This shows that these scences may be dated in the pre-Pukam and the early Pukam period.
SculptureMahakapi Jataka
The style of the narrative at Bodobudur closely resembles to that in Indian art, considering from the style of ornaments, the style of utensils, the volume of the figures as well as the arrangement of space.
SculptureKacchapavadana
Sculpture at Borobudur is very similar to Indian art in terms of the costumes, appliance, round characters and empty space. All of these show that central Java is related to Indian art.
SculptureJataka Scenes at Shwenandawkyaung
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.
