Ref ID:	27945
Ref Type:	Journal Article
Authors:	Surasawasdi Sooksawasdi,
Title:	Iconometry of Lan Na craftsmen compared with that of their Sri Lankan counterparts, as found on the bronze Buddha images at the Doi Suthep Temple Gallery
Date:	2014
Source:	Silpakorn University Journal of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts
Abstract:	The 14th – 15th centuries Sukhothai and Lan Na historical sources always said about returning of local monks with pure Theravada Buddhism from Sri Lanka. Some sources gave details about Sri Lankan craftsmen who came together with the high monk. Thai art historian used to believe that the Sukhothai style of art was influenced from Sri Lankan style. They also said that the style from Sukhothai came to Chiang Mai together with Sumana in 1371. He began his Suandok Sect at that time while his relics digging up from Si Satchanalai were enshrined in two newly built stupas. An importance one was on the Doi Suthep. Since no historical documents on Doi Suthep have yet mentioned about the origin of the bronze Buddha images housed at the temple gallery, it is essential to investigate this along with classifying them and determining their age as well as to study and compare the proportion system of the Lan Na founders of the Buddha images and that of their Sri Lankan counterparts. This study will focus on the iconometry of the Lan Na system of proportion referred to as <i>sīhalakkhaṇa</i>, <i>chaturmāṇa</i> and <i>nigrodhalakkhaṇa</i> (characteristic of the lion, elephant and banyan tree respectively) as against that of the <i>caturmāṇa</i> of the Sri Lankan Buddha image founders.
Date Created:	4/13/2015
Volume:	14
Number:	3
Page Start:	129
Page End:	151