
Thai Buddha Images : Gestures and Postures of the Buddha. Buddha images of different historic periods in Thailand.

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Characteristics and Postures of the Buddha
Sitting Buddhas
Reclining Buddhas
Seven Days of the Buddha

Hand Gestures :
The Six Main Mudras
Dhyana Mudra
Bhumisparsha Mudra
Abhaya Mudra
Vitarka Mudra
Varada Mudra

Historical Periods :
Dvaravati
Khmer-Lopburi
Chiang Saen - Lanna
Sukhothai
U Thong
Ayutthaya

Historical Notes :
Dvaravati
Sukhothai
Ayutthaya

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Wat Benchamabophit

Introduction to Buddhism in Thailand

The 10 Jatakas (lives of the Buddha) as depicted in Thai mural Temple paintings

Phra Pathom Chedi : Buddha Images (5)

Ordaining the first disciple. (variant)
Upatissa and Kolita were ordained, and received the highest rank.
[Preaching at Sarnath]

Eating from a bowl
After the ordination of the son ofa rich man, the Buddha eats rice quietly from the alms bowl.

Buddha expressing Forgiveness (Stopping the Ocean)

Forgiveness - Stopping the Ocean (Thailand)
The Buddha went to the camp of Kasyapa. He wanted to stay overnight and was given a hut on the bank of a flooding river. The Buddha stopped the water, and made it subside, thereby also converting Kasyapa and his followers.
This gesture also stands for forgiveness, and symbolizes the control over passions.

Identifying Exemplary Disciples
The Buddha predicts that Sariputta and Moggallana will be among this most exemplary and distinguished disciples.
[in a variant image the Buddha points his right hand upwards]

Expounding the Great Truth
Both hands express the Vitarka Mudra

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Phra Pathom Chedi : Buddha Images (5)