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SculptureThe Reclining Buddha
This reclining Buddha was constructed by piling large sandstones and craving them into a Buddha image. It is in reclining on the right (so called Sri Saiyas). The right arm is laid on the ground to support the head. The left arm is place on the body. Both feet are placed evenly. The face is made of craving of several sandstones and has several conventional Dvaravati characteristics including square face, prominent and connected eyebrows, low-looking and prominent eyes, large nose, big mount.
SculptureThe attitude of subduing Mara
The statue is sitting with the hands in the gesture of subduing Mara. It is supported by a lotus base. The style of the statue reflects the influence of Lanna style. The main characteristics are rounded face, lotus-bud halo, plump body, slanting rope with a zig zag seam across the left chest.
SculptureThe attitude of subduing Mara
The Buddha image is sitting cross-legs with one top of another supported by a high base decorated with petals of the lotus blossom and the event of Enlightenment or subduing Mara. The hands are in the position of the attitude of subduing Mara.The significant characteristics of this Buddha image are oval face, flame-like halo which are the liberation of Sukhothai art. The Buddha image wears a thin rope.The base of the image is decorated with the event of the Enlightenment. The bottom line shows the devils’ army that were trying to interrupt the Buddha. The leader of the devil was on an elephant on the right side of the Buddha image. In the middle shows the image of Phra mae thorani twisting her hair. On the left of the Buddha image shows the leader of the devil losing the battle.
SculptureThe attitude of subduing Mara
The attitude of subduing Mara is sitting on the plain lotus base without any decorations. This style reflects the style of before Ayutthaya – early Ayutthaya or the 1st and the 2nd generation of U-Thong Buddha images. It is also related to the large section of Sukhothai arts.The significant characteristics that transfer from the 1st and the 2nd generation of U-Thong Buddha images are the sitting position on a plain lotus base in the attitude of subduing Mara. The hair looks like the thorns of jackfruit. The oval face, flame-like halo, and curve eyebrows show the relation with Sukhothai arts. The not wavy hairline style is also associated with a large section of Sukhothai arts. This Buddha image wears the rope with a long-large straight seam. The right hand is on a leg. The style is gentler than the 1st and the 2nd generation of U-Thong Buddha and this might relate to Sukhothai’s Buddha image style.
SculptureThe attitude of subduing Mara
The attitude of subduing Mara is sitting on the plain lotus base without any decorations. This style reflects the style of before Ayutthaya – early Ayutthaya or the 1st and the 2nd generation of U-Thong Buddha images. It is also related to the large section of Sukhothai arts.The significant characteristics that transfer from the 1st and the 2nd generation of U-Thong Buddha images are the sitting position on a plain lotus base in the attitude of subduing Mara. The hair looks like the thorns of jackfruit. The oval face, flame-like halo, and curve eyebrows show the relation with Sukhothai arts. The straight hairline style is also associated with a large section of Sukhothai arts. This Buddha image wears the rope with a long-large straight seam. The right hand is on a leg. The style is gentler than the 1st and the 2nd generation of U-Thong Buddha and this might relate to Sukhothai’s Buddha image style.
SculptureThe attitude of subduing Mara
The Buddha image is in a sitting position in the attitude of subduing Mara. He is sitting on the plain base.The characteristics of the statue helps identify the age and the story of the history, for example, square face, the hairline above the forehead and wavy around the temples area. These characteristics are related to Khmer art in Thailand.There are little hair that looks like thorns of jackfruit with flame-like halo. This is different than other Khmer arts in Thailand but it may be related to Sukhothai arts, especially the frame-like halo style. This Buddha wears a rope with a long-large seam. The right hand is on the leg and the hand is very big.
SculptureThe attitude of subduing Mara
The characteristics of the statue indicates that this statue was built before Ayutthaya. It is related to Khmer arts in Thailand according to its square face, the hairline above the forehead and wavy around the temples area.However, the lotus-bud halo of this statue makes it different from other Khmer arts in Thailand. This shows that Khmer arts has less influence in Thailand and it is assumed that this Buddha was built before Ayutthaya or early Ayutthaya. The Buddha wears a rope with a long-large seam.
SculptureThe attitude of subduing Mara
The Buddha image is in a sitting position in the attitude of subduing Mara. He is sitting on the plain base.The characteristics of the statue that is related to Khmer Art in Bayon or after Bayon style are Square face, the hairline above the forehead and wavy around the temples area, the turban is in cone shape with spiked supported by rows of petals of the lotus blossom. This statue is covered with a robe. The rope curves over the right chest which may be more of less associated with Pa la style of Indian arts. The right hand is placed over the legs. The hand is big. This is one of the characteristics of before Ayutthaya period.
