The Potential Influence of Thai Art on Myanmar Buddha Images Associated with Navagraha Days
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In Burmese art from independence in 1948 to the present, creating Buddha images has been related to the Navagraha and daily life. The significant characteristic is that Buddha images were installed together with the original belief in worshipping the nine planets, by choosing different postures or mudras for each Buddha image for the sake of differentiation.
However, this approach is not a historical tradition in Burmese art, may have been adopted from Thai art, in which Buddha images were thus created since the reign of King Rama III (Nangklao).
This study offers examples of Buddha images in Burma and in Thailand (created by Burmese artisans) analyzed art historically. The goal is to elucidate the artistic relationship between Burma and Thailand through the Buddha images representing the Navagraha and daily life.
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