Wat Muang: Great Buddha
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Wat Muang: Great Buddha
THAILAND, Ang Thong
The foundation for what was planned at the time to be the world’s tallest seated Buddha was laid in 1991. The statue has a height of 92 m and a span of 62 m from knee to knee. It took 16 years to complete and cost more than a hundred million Thai baht.
Despite appearing contemporary, the statue has been created in the Sukhothai (circa 1238–1438) style. There is a pointed flame ornament above the usnisa. The tips of the elongated earlobes are slightly upturned and the three lines on the neck are also visible. The figure is seated on a plain lotus throne in half lotus position, with the right hand in bhumisparsa (earth-touching) mudra. A tight-fitting monastic robe leaves the right shoulder bare, and it is smooth except for the neatly folded edge over the left shoulder.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, page 1320.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Lovelock, Yann and Chou, Yuan and Huntington, Susan and Edson, Gary and Neather, Robert,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z},
pages = 1320,
title = {{Wat Muang: Great Buddha}},
volume = 13,
year = {2016}}