Some Reconsiderations on Pendant-Legged Buddha Images in the Dvāravatī Artistic Tradition

Nicolas Revire (1)

1 TU - Thammasat University

The aim of this paper is to reassess some common ideas about a particular type of buddha image frequently found in Central Thailand during the ca. 7th- 8th centuries: the buddhas seated in the so-called "European fashion" or pendant-legged, often labeled pralambapādāsana in Sanskrit. While briefly dealing with iconographic questions--including the origins and meanings of this particular posture--this paper will also discuss the matter of terminology in relation to the royal symbolism conveyed by this iconography.

Mots clés: Buddha; iconography; Dvāravatī; Thailand

Domaines: Art et histoire de l'art

Nicolas Revire. Some Reconsiderations on Pendant-Legged Buddha Images in the Dvāravatī Artistic Tradition. Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association, 2011, 31, pp.37-49. ⟨10.7152/bippa.v31i0.12053⟩. ⟨hal-00713318⟩