Elephant with Buddhas
Silver
銀象騎
泰國素可泰遺址出土
大象自古為泰國文化、歷史之首要象徵，尤以白象最為稀有。據佛典《修行本起經》卷上載，釋尊托胎之際，摩耶夫人夢菩薩乘白象入胎。
此泰國象騎以銀質表白象，呈現純白、柔順之相。據象騎前方及基座底部的題記，確認為泰國人氏玻堤（Buathip）及友人供養該國寺院之物。
象呈立姿，頭覆方巾，長鼻微向內卷，頸垂金鐸。鞍韉上象輿內設佛座，座置三尊坐佛。佛皆戴高冠，坐於高台座，形式、大小均等。座上方聳立四層圖紋精緻、圓形中空的華蓋。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 64.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Elephant with Buddhas." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 64.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Elephant with Buddhas" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:64.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Elephant with Buddhas. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 64).
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