Phra Rod Wat Mahawan (Oldest Member of the Benjapakee)
1,300-year-old Hariphunchai miniature terracotta votive tablet excavated in Lamphun Province
Historical Era: Hariphunchai Era (c. BE 1200–1300 / 7th–8th Century CE). Primary Issuing Temples: Wat Mahawan (Lamphun). Canonical Masters: Queen Chamdevi & Hariphunchai Royal Artisans.
Seated Buddha in Maravijaya beneath a stylized Bodhi leaf canopy (Pho Khid) on a multi-tiered pedestal.
Ultra-fine cloth-filtered alluvial clay (Nuea Din Lamphun) kiln-fired to stone hardness in green-stone, red, yellow, and white tones.
Seated Buddha in Maravijaya beneath a stylized Bodhi leaf canopy (Pho Khid) on a multi-tiered pedestal.
5 canonical moulds (Pim Yai, Klang, Lek, Tuen, Tor), radiating Bodhi leaves, and the folded base clay excess ('cockroach belly' / Kon Malaeng Sab).
5 canonical moulds (Pim Yai, Klang, Lek, Tuen, Tor), radiating Bodhi leaves, and the folded base clay excess ('cockroach belly' / Kon Malaeng Sab).
Namo Tassa (3x)Puttang ArathananangNa-Mo-Put-Taa-YaMa-A-U- ◆Wat Mahawan (Lamphun)