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Icon image and strategies of presence: early Siamese royal portraiture

Isabel Arbeláez Botero

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The Buddha had gone ninety days earlier to the Trāyastrimśa Heaven to preach the Law to his mother. King Prasenajit [King Udayana], regretting not being able to see him, had a statue carved in sandalwood ... and had it placed at the spot where the Buddha used to sit. Later, when the Buddha returned to his vihara, the statue came out to welcome him. The Buddha said: ‘Return to your seat. After my nirvana, you will serve as model to the four categories of followers.’ The statue sat down. This statue is the first of a multitude.

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The Buddha had gone ninety days earlier to the Trāyastrimśa Heaven to preach the Law to his mother. King Prasenajit [King Udayana], regretting not being able to see him, had a statue carved in sandalwood ... and had it placed at the spot where the Buddha used to sit. Later, when the Buddha returned to his vihara, the statue came out to welcome him. The Buddha said: ‘Return to your seat. After my nirvana, you will serve as model to the four categories of followers.’ The statue sat down. This statue is the first of a multitude.

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The Buddha had gone ninety days earlier to the Trāyastrimśa Heaven to preach the Law to his mother. King Prasenajit [King Udayana], regretting not being able to see him, had a statue carved in sandalwood ... and had it placed at the spot where the Buddha used to sit. Later, when the Buddha returned to his vihara, the statue came out to welcome him. The Buddha said: ‘Return to your seat. After my nirvana, you will serve as model to the four categories of followers.’ The statue sat down. This statue is the first of a multitude.

Key concepts: Statue, Gautama Buddha, Icon, Heaven, Art, Art history, Buddhism, Philosophy

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