Cast Sakyanuni BUDDHA HEAD LANNA Style 16th C Thailand

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Cast of a A Sakyamuni BUDDHA HEAD in the 16th Century Mid-LANNA Style from Northern Thailand LIMITED EDITION - VERY LIMITED AVAILABILITY Beautifully detailed with meticulous craftsmanship CUSTOM WOODEN STAND INCLUDED click pictures to enlarge ©EIT, 2004 SPECS... Size : Budda Head 8 3/4 " hi x 5 3/4 " wide x 5 " deep Wooden Stand 5 1/2 " hi x 5 1/2 " wide x 2 1/4 " deep OVERALL 11 1/4 " hi x 5 1/2 " x 5 1/2 " Weight : 9 1/4 lbs Material : Cast Limestone with metal support rod and Custom Wooden Base Other CHINESE or ASIAN MATERIAL ALL AUCTION ITEMS . DON'T WAIT ! REVIEW BUY-IT-NOW OPTIONS ©EIT 2004 Name : Cast Sakyamuni BUDDHA HEAD Time : E arly 16th Century Culture : Lanna Location : Northern Thailand LANNA BUDDHA The art of the northern kingdom of Lanna, produced from the 11th through to the 18th centuries, displays characteristics of Mon (Haripunchai), Khmer, Sukhothai, Burmese, Sri Lankan and Indian influence. Extending from Chiang Saen in the north to Lamphun and Lampang in the south, the Lanna region produced two main styles of Buddha image, the former known as the Chiang Saen style, after the northern town w many images have been found, and the latter called Chiang Mai or Late Chiang Saen style. Who was BUDDHA Prince Siddhartha, better known as Buddha, was born on April 8, 2 in the period 566 to 560 B.C.E. to King Suddhodana and Queen Maya (also known as Mahamaya or Mayadevi) of Sakya (or Sakhya or Shakya) in present day Nepal. Both of his parents came from the Gautama (or Gotama) clan of the royal warrrior caste. Maya died one week after Siddhartha was born, and he was raised by her sister, Mahaprajapati. Buddha grew up in the midst of great luxury. When he was born, prophets had predicted that he would either be a great king or a buddha (truly enlightened one.) He would become a buddha after seeing four signs - an old man, a monk, a corpse, and someone who was ill. Siddhartha's father wanted him to become a king, so he kept him away from all places w he might meet such people. When Buddha was either 16 or 19, he was married to a young woman named Yashodhara. Buddha was apparently somewhat content with the life at his father's palace for the first twenty-nine years of his life, but in his late twenties, he encountered the four signs. He began to think about life in general, and came to the conclusion that all things are changeable. However, instead of acknowledging the one true God, he sought 'enlightenment' to free him from the cycle of reincarnation which he believed existed. To do this, he left behind his wife, son, and family. For six years, Siddhartha wandered, begged, starved himself, and tried by other means to find enlightenment. Nothing worked. Finally, he ate a good meal, bathed in a river, and sat down under a tree, later named the Bo-tree, or tree of wisdom, vowing not to leave it until he was enlightened. That night, he passed into a "super-conscious state" and was enlightened. It was at this time that Buddha received his name, which means ' enlightened one '. He was also known as ' Sakyamuni '( sage of the Sakya clan ), Gautama Buddha (since that was his family name), or simply 'Blessed One'. He immediately began to tell others of his experience. For the next forty-five years, he traveled, teaching throughout India. The area in which he taught was particularly receptive to the new religion because the former religion had become extremely corrupt. Buddha died between 486 and 480 at the age of eighty. It seems that, although feeble, he decided to ... read more

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