Adorned Buddha

Adorned Buddha
Adorned Buddha
Place of originThailand
(Ayudhya kingdom, 1351–1767)

Adorned Buddha

Date17th-18th century
Mediumbronze
Dimensionsobject: 37 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. crate: 20 × 48 × 22 in., 162 lb. (50.8 × 121.9 × 55.9 cm, 73.5 kg)
ClassificationSCULPTURE
Credit LineSBMA, Gift of Mrs. Ina T. Campbell
Object number1946.2
Subject(s)
  • figure
  • Buddhism
  • religion
Collection
  • Asian
Sub-Collection(s)
  • Thai
On View
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Label TextLavishly decorated with jewels, this Buddha became popular in Thailand during the 16th century. This figure emphasized the concept of Buddha as the Universal King and symbolically referenced the secular kings who patronized Buddhism. In Southeast Asia, Theravada ("Word of the Elders") Buddhism became the dominant religion, based on the exemplary life of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni. Most Buddhist images in the region depict the historical Buddha, rather than the vast pantheon of buddhas, bodhisattvas and deities in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhist texts from other Asian cultures.
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