ARTHIST 1AA3 Lecture 10: Religion and Rule in South and Southeast Asia
10 Mar 2017
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Religion and rule in south & southeast asia 12-17th centuries. Sculpture made out of sandstone a sedimentary rock made of small sand-like pieces of minerals and quartz. Usual representations of body or physical form of the founder of. Buddhism, siddhartha gautama, who is known as the buddha, meaning awakened one. Buddha decided to sit under a tree one day to solve riddle of suffering. To present buddha in sitting position was to refer to his most significant moment in life result of. Facial features are similar to other buddha sculptures. Eyes, nose, mouth and eyebrows are the king"s facial features and other parts are the buddha. Most representations of buddha are seated, lying down, or standing. Walking buddha represents buddha as an earthly figure and how he walked among the people relate to the social practice of thai royalty. Sukhothai" means the dawn of happiness; peace and prosperity.
