Knowledge (XXG)

Phra Phuttha Sihing

Source 📝

409: 389: 421: 461: 408: 388: 433: 477: 420: 44: 460: 376:
flame finial on the top of the head is unusual, since most bronze images will have a bronze finial. In Lan Na however the finials are cast separately and is removable, whereas in Sukhothai the whole image is always cast whole. The crystal material used for the image's flame finial is indicative of
364:
on top of the head, the small spiky hair curls, the raised area above the upper lip, dimpling at the corner of the mouth and the style of the shawl began to appear in Lan Na images around 1480s - 1500s. The proof of the image's northern manufacture is in the
476: 356:
style, but using Singhalese iconography. The images's facial features and long fingers are indicative of classic Lan Na style. The Sukhothai characteristics seems to manifest in the image's full cheeks and hooked nose.
432: 369:, the pedestal with its lotus petal decorations, the filament making vertical striations and the anther or head creating a beaded rim to the plinth. These are features found only in Lan Na art. 301:. In order to celebrate the newly elevated status of Pinklao, King Mongkut gave the Second King the Phra Phuttha Sihing image. Considered the second most important Buddha image after the 810: 308:
Apart from the aforementioned image in Bangkok, at least two other images in Thailand are identified with the Phra Phutta Sihing. One at Hor Phrabhut Sihing,
305:. The image was then taken back to the Front Palace (now the palace of Pinklao), where it was housed in the Phutthaisawan Hall, where it remains today. 723: 620: 561: 639:
Tambiah, Stanley J. (1982). "Famous Buddha Images and the Legitimation of Kings: The Case of the Sinhala Buddha (Phra Sihing) in Thailand".
698: 116: 795: 262:
until the Fall of Ayutthaya in 1767, following which, the people of Chiang Mai brought the Buddha Sihing image back to Chiang Mai.
790: 239: 805: 800: 756: 360:
Along with these classical features, the image shows features that is suggestive of its northern origins. The removable
108: 250:
in 1388, before it was brought back to Ayutthaya again and then back to Chiang Mai in 1407, where it was enshrined at
258:
conquered Chiang Mai in 1662, he brought the Buddha image back to Ayutthaya, where it was enshrined for 105 years at
527: 502: 517: 399: 226:
the name of several kingdoms in Sri Lanka. According to legend the Phra Phuttha Sihing image was created in
182: 96: 414:
The interior of the Phutthaisawan Throne Hall with the Phra Phuttha Sihing in the central place of worship.
512: 395: 278: 178: 92: 43: 785: 672: 578: 522: 730: 467: 333: 325: 309: 270: 259: 201: 336:), a stance commonly associated with Buddhist art found in Sri Lanka. This image was made of cast 660: 652: 616: 557: 353: 644: 483: 231: 684: 222: 507: 497: 447: 313: 302: 251: 243: 186: 174: 162: 779: 664: 439: 297:
raised his younger brother Prince Chutamani to the unprecedented rank of Second King
286: 216:
The exact provenance of the Phra Phuttha Sihing image is still in question. The name
154: 27: 482:
A replica of the Bangkok Phra Phuttha Sihing, used as the principal Buddha image of
366: 290: 282: 198: 177:. The image is currently housed at the Phutthaisawan Hall (formerly a part of the 610: 551: 235: 648: 451: 247: 190: 131: 118: 227: 170: 656: 373: 341: 298: 294: 274: 166: 100: 84:
79 cm × 63 cm (31 in × 25 in)
361: 349: 337: 266: 205: 70: 530:, interior wall murals depicting the legend of Phra Phuttha Sihing 255: 722:āđ€āļ”āđˆāļ™āļ”āļēāļ§ āļĻāļīāļĨāļ›āļēāļ™āļ™āļ—āđŒ; āļ™āļąāļĒāļ™āļē āđāļĒāđ‰āļĄāļŠāļēāļ‚āļē; āļĒāļļāļ—āļ˜āļ™āļēāļ§āļĢāļēāļāļĢ āđāļŠāļ‡āļ­āļĢāđˆāļēāļĄ (2015). 345: 74: 550:
Buswell, Robert E. Jr.; Lopez, Donald S. Jr. (2013-11-24).
230:
around 157 A.D. and was brought to Thailand in 1307 to
394:
The Phutthaisawan Throne Hall (formerly a part of the
285:; after his death in 1803, the image was moved to the 699:"Folk literature - The Legend of Phra Phuttha Sihing" 265:
In 1795, the image was taken from Chiang Mai by King
293:by Rama I. It remained there until 1851, when King 106: 88: 80: 66: 58: 50: 21: 466:The Phra Phuttha Sihing at Hor Phrabhut Sihing at 8: 615:. Serindia Publications, Inc. p. 274. 556:. Princeton University Press. p. 643. 277:. At first, the image was enshrined at the 42: 32: 18: 811:Collection of the Bangkok National Museum 634: 632: 604: 602: 600: 598: 545: 543: 324:The image is of the Buddha seated in the 185:. The image was brought to Bangkok from 16:Statue of the Gautama Buddha in Thailand 612:Buddhist Sculpture of Northern Thailand 539: 438:The Phra Phuttha Sihing or Phra Singh ( 384: 755:Bangkok Post, Public Company Limited. 680: 670: 577:Bangkok Post, Public Company Limited. 173:, second in importance only after the 7: 553:The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism 348:. The image was sculpted in classic 161:) is a highly revered image of the 643:. No. 4 (Autumn, 1982) (4): 5–19. 426:The Phra Phuttha Sihing in Bangkok 14: 377:the special status of the image. 724:"āļžāļĢāļ°āļĢāļēāļŠāļ§āļąāļ‡āļšāļ§āļĢāļŠāļ–āļēāļ™āļĄāļ‡āļ„āļĨ (āļ§āļąāļ‡āļŦāļ™āđ‰āļē)" 641:RES: Anthropology and Aesthetics 475: 459: 431: 419: 407: 387: 1: 269:and his brother the Viceroy 234:. Later it was relocated to 757:"An almost forgotten glory" 827: 796:Buddha statues in Thailand 579:"Celebrating the New Year" 528:Wat Bowon Sathan Sutthawat 729:(in Thai). Archived from 649:10.1086/RESv4n1ms20166675 503:Buddha images in Thailand 443: 158: 41: 33: 26: 609:Stratton, Carol (2004). 791:15th-century sculptures 518:Bangkok National Museum 400:Bangkok National Museum 183:Bangkok National Museum 97:Bangkok National Museum 513:Front Palace (Bangkok) 204:, the brother of King 132:13.75833°N 100.49167°E 806:Northern Thai culture 801:Bronze Buddha statues 468:Nakhon Si Thammarat 334:meditation attitude 310:Nakhon Si Thammarat 271:Maha Sura Singhanat 260:Wat Phra Si Sanphet 202:Maha Sura Singhanat 151:Phra Phuttha Sihing 137:13.75833; 100.49167 128: /  22:Phra Phuttha Sihing 326:meditative posture 93:Phutthaisawan Hall 703:ich.culture.go.th 622:978-1-932476-09-5 563:978-1-4008-4805-8 312:and the other at 147: 146: 818: 771: 770: 768: 767: 752: 746: 745: 743: 741: 735: 728: 719: 713: 712: 710: 709: 695: 689: 688: 683:has extra text ( 682: 678: 676: 668: 636: 627: 626: 606: 593: 592: 590: 589: 574: 568: 567: 547: 484:Wat Ratchapradit 479: 463: 445: 435: 423: 411: 391: 160: 143: 142: 140: 139: 138: 133: 129: 126: 125: 124: 121: 111: 46: 36: 35: 19: 826: 825: 821: 820: 819: 817: 816: 815: 776: 775: 774: 765: 763: 754: 753: 749: 739: 737: 736:on 10 July 2019 733: 726: 721: 720: 716: 707: 705: 697: 696: 692: 679: 669: 638: 637: 630: 623: 608: 607: 596: 587: 585: 576: 575: 571: 564: 549: 548: 541: 537: 494: 487: 480: 471: 464: 455: 436: 427: 424: 415: 412: 403: 392: 383: 322: 273:to Bangkok, as 214: 136: 134: 130: 127: 122: 119: 117: 115: 114: 107: 17: 12: 11: 5: 824: 822: 814: 813: 808: 803: 798: 793: 788: 778: 777: 773: 772: 747: 714: 690: 628: 621: 594: 569: 562: 538: 536: 533: 532: 531: 525: 520: 515: 510: 508:Wat Phra Singh 505: 500: 498:Emerald Buddha 493: 490: 489: 488: 481: 474: 472: 465: 458: 456: 448:Wat Phra Singh 437: 430: 428: 425: 418: 416: 413: 406: 404: 393: 386: 382: 379: 321: 318: 316:, Chiang Mai. 314:Wat Phra Singh 303:Emerald Buddha 252:Wat Phra Singh 244:Kamphaeng Phet 213: 210: 187:Wat Phra Singh 175:Emerald Buddha 163:Gautama Buddha 159:āļžāļĢāļ°āļžāļļāļ—āļ˜āļŠāļīāļŦāļīāļ‡āļ„āđŒ 145: 144: 112: 104: 103: 90: 86: 85: 82: 78: 77: 68: 64: 63: 60: 56: 55: 52: 48: 47: 39: 38: 34:āļžāļĢāļ°āļžāļļāļ—āļ˜āļŠāļīāļŦāļīāļ‡āļ„āđŒ 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 823: 812: 809: 807: 804: 802: 799: 797: 794: 792: 789: 787: 784: 783: 781: 762: 758: 751: 748: 732: 725: 718: 715: 704: 700: 694: 691: 686: 681:|volume= 674: 666: 662: 658: 654: 650: 646: 642: 635: 633: 629: 624: 618: 614: 613: 605: 603: 601: 599: 595: 584: 580: 573: 570: 565: 559: 555: 554: 546: 544: 540: 534: 529: 526: 524: 523:Cāmadevivaáđƒsa 521: 519: 516: 514: 511: 509: 506: 504: 501: 499: 496: 495: 491: 485: 478: 473: 469: 462: 457: 453: 449: 441: 434: 429: 422: 417: 410: 405: 401: 397: 390: 385: 380: 378: 375: 370: 368: 363: 358: 355: 351: 347: 343: 339: 335: 331: 327: 319: 317: 315: 311: 306: 304: 300: 296: 292: 288: 287:Wat Phra Kaew 284: 280: 276: 272: 268: 263: 261: 257: 253: 249: 245: 241: 237: 233: 229: 225: 224: 219: 211: 209: 207: 203: 200: 196: 192: 188: 184: 180: 176: 172: 168: 164: 156: 152: 141: 113: 110: 105: 102: 98: 94: 91: 87: 83: 79: 76: 72: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 40: 37: 29: 25: 20: 786:Front Palace 764:. Retrieved 761:Bangkok Post 760: 750: 738:. Retrieved 731:the original 717: 706:. Retrieved 702: 693: 673:cite journal 640: 611: 586:. Retrieved 583:Bangkok Post 582: 572: 552: 396:Front Palace 371: 367:Lotus throne 359: 329: 323: 307: 291:Grand Palace 279:Front Palace 264: 254:. When King 246:in 1382 and 221: 217: 215: 194: 179:Front Palace 150: 148: 62:15th Century 31: 740:15 November 398:), now the 320:Description 236:Phitsanulok 220:comes from 181:), now the 135: / 123:100°29â€ē30â€ģE 109:Coordinates 780:Categories 766:2020-03-03 708:2020-02-18 588:2020-02-17 535:References 452:Chiang Mai 248:Chiang Rai 191:Chiang Mai 120:13°45â€ē30â€ģN 81:Dimensions 665:193559864 354:Sukhothai 330:vajrāsana 275:war booty 242:in 1378, 240:Ayutthaya 232:Sukhothai 228:Sri Lanka 657:20166675 492:See also 444:āļžāļĢāļ°āļŠāļīāļ‡āļŦāđŒ 171:Thailand 89:Location 381:Gallery 374:crystal 299:Pinklao 295:Mongkut 289:in the 283:Viceroy 281:of the 223:Sinhala 212:History 199:Viceroy 167:Bangkok 101:Bangkok 54:Unknown 663:  655:  619:  560:  362:finial 350:Lan Na 342:gilded 338:bronze 267:Rama I 218:Sihing 206:Rama I 71:Bronze 67:Medium 51:Artist 734:(PDF) 727:(PDF) 661:S2CID 653:JSTOR 446:) at 344:with 256:Narai 742:2019 685:help 617:ISBN 558:ISBN 440:Thai 372:The 352:and 346:gold 340:and 195:1795 155:Thai 149:The 75:gold 73:and 59:Year 28:Thai 645:doi 450:in 332:or 197:by 193:in 165:in 782:: 759:. 701:. 677:: 675:}} 671:{{ 659:. 651:. 631:^ 597:^ 581:. 542:^ 442:: 238:, 208:. 189:, 169:, 157:: 99:, 95:, 30:: 769:. 744:. 711:. 687:) 667:. 647:: 625:. 591:. 566:. 486:. 470:. 454:. 402:. 328:( 153:(

Index

Thai

Bronze
gold
Phutthaisawan Hall
Bangkok National Museum
Bangkok
Coordinates
13°45â€ē30â€ģN 100°29â€ē30â€ģE / 13.75833°N 100.49167°E / 13.75833; 100.49167
Thai
Gautama Buddha
Bangkok
Thailand
Emerald Buddha
Front Palace
Bangkok National Museum
Wat Phra Singh
Chiang Mai
Viceroy
Maha Sura Singhanat
Rama I
Sinhala
Sri Lanka
Sukhothai
Phitsanulok
Ayutthaya
Kamphaeng Phet
Chiang Rai
Wat Phra Singh
Narai

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑