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ArchitecturePhra Samudrachedi
Phra Samudrachedi a bell-shaped stupa and lies upon two veranda in octagonal plan. A staircase leading to the veranda can be found in four directions and there are elephant figures at the veranda’s pedestal.Above this pedestals lie a tiered lotus-shaped pedestal with two wires in circular plan, whose niches are attached to in four directions. Then lie a set of lotus-shaped pedestals, a set of tiered wire-shaped pedestals, a tiered lotus-shaped pedestal with pointed wire are placed under a bell-shaped anda. The ballang is in square plan surrounded by supporting pillars and the cylindrical finial. By the height of the stupa, the scholar believe that it is the effect of flood resistance and a landmark for the travellers.
ArchitectureThe Main Chedi of Wat Maheyong
The main chedi of Wat Maheyong is a round chedi standing on an ambulatory platform. It was built with brick, covered with plaster and posseses an exterior decoration with stucco reliefs.The ambulatory platform is a square base. There are niches along its walls which house life-sized figures of elephant's front-half. Four sets of staircase leading to the upper area of platform locate in the middle of each side. At the centre of the square ambulatory platform is round chedi. A row of Buddha niches forms the chedi's lower part. The upper parts were mostly rebuilt but the original triple ring moulding (malai thao) can still be seen. The middle part is a bell-shaped dome and a square pedestal. This part supports the uppermost part: a newly built spire replacing the original one which broke and fell down onto the platform.
SculptureBuddha Image from Dong Duong
The characters of this Buddha image are of the normal Amaravati or Sri Lankan art. Low Ushanisha, the curly hairs, one-shoulder-covered robe with the left rim raising towards the left hand in the shape of triangle are some of the characters of Amaravati or Sri Lankan Buddha images. The right hand is in Vitarka Mudra while the left holds the tip of the garment in symmetrical manner, which also affiliate to Sith Indian or Sri Lankan art.
ArchitectureMahazedi
Mahazedi is the stupa in octagonal plan. Whereas the moulding of the bases is designed in sloping Mon-affiliated fashion, the staircases of the Burmese affiliation punctuate the moulding in every direction. The bell-shaped element and the spire are newly-added. The combination between Mon and Burmese affiliations corresponds to the historical event. During that time, the capital of the Burmese Taung U kingdom was shifted to Hamsavati. This shift encourages the intermingling between two schools of art.
ArchitectureKuangmu Daw
The most important element is the colossal hemispheric Aṇḍa, inspired from the same element of Ruvanveliseya at Anuradhpura. The triple base is very low comparing to the height of the whole stupa, incluenced from Sri Lankan styled stupa. The spire, including the square Harmikā and the rings of Chatravali, are surprisingly omitted from this stupa.
SculptureThe Consecration of the Buddha after his First Preaching
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.
SculptureStanding Buddha Image at Shwezigon
The normal characters of the standing Buddha images in Pagan art can be described as followed. The robe is normally transparent and both-shoulder-covered. The stylized ends of the robe indicate the Late Pala influence. The right hand is in Abhya gesture while the left holds the tip of the garment n lower position than the right one indicating the influence from north Indian art.
SculptureSri Lankan-styled niche
Sri Lankan-styled niche is an arch niche without Clec at the top. This niche shows the influence of Makara-Torana niche that featyred hugely in the late Pukam period. This is in line with history that many monks from Pukan went to study Buddhism in Lanka and brought Lankavong Buddhism back to Pukam.
