Preah Theat: Standing Buddha
Sandstone
Preah Theat: Standing Buddha (detail)
Preah Theat: Standing Buddha
CAMBODIA, Kampong Cham, Preah Theat
Excavated from Preah Theat, this statue was created during the 7th century and is one of the oldest from the Khmer area. Crafted in the Sarnath style from the Gupta period (circa 320–550) of India, the statue shows traditional features of the Buddha such as curls, a usnisa, and long earlobes. Standing serenely with closed eyes, the Buddha appears to be in a state of meditative joy. The diaphanous robe clearly outlines the slim figure. The right hand faces outwards and, despite the damage, seems to be forming the vitarka (teaching) mudra. The left hand is missing.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, page 839.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Preah Theat: Standing Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, vol. 12, 2016, pp. 839.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Preah Theat: Standing Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, 12:839.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Preah Theat: Standing Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr (Vol. 12, pp. 839).
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