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EAP326/1/2/1/1560
- Record Id:
- 041-002415749
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-002414188
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022667970.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP326/1/2/1/1560
- Title:
- Buddha statue/image [1985]
- Scope & Content:
- Chapel of Pha Chao Sip Paet Sork (18 elbows standing Buddha statue) at Vat Saen Sukharam was built between 1972 to 1980 by Pha Khamchan Virachitta Maha Thela, Abbot of Vat Saen Sukharam. On the countenance of the chapel, there is a sculpture about the life of the Buddha when the Buddha opens up the bowls of the earth. After the Buddha had been up to Tavating-heaven to preach the Abhidhamma (analytical doctrine of the Buddhist canon) to his mother named Siri Mahamaya during the three months of the Buddhist retreat, he came down to the world of the human. The Buddha opened the three worlds such as the world of the heaven, the world of the human, and the world of the hell were able to see one another by virtue of his supernatural power. That is, ordinary humans saw heavenly beings and those in hell; those in heaven saw both humans and devils; and those in hell saw the inhabitants of the earth as well as those of heaven. Even animals and the blind were made to see the Buddha and all creatures longed to attain Buddhahood. Thereupon Indra made three celestial ladders reaching down to the earth. The golden one was on the right, the silver one on the left, and the jewelled one in the middle. Their lower portion rested at Sankassa, their upper portion leaned on the mountain of King Sineru where Tusita-heaven is located. The golden ladder was for the Devatas, the silver on for Brahma' s messengers, the middle one for the Buddha. When the Buddha thus stood on the topmost rung on Sineru Mountain he could see the offerings of the Devatas in the different worlds and of human beings, and performed the Yamaka Patihariya, or the miracle of the double appearances.. Chromogenic print
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Buddhist archive of photography, Luang Prabang, Laos
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002410661
036-002414188
040-002414189
041-002415749 - Is part of:
- EAP326/1 : Collection of photographs at Vat Saen Sukharam, Luang Prabang, Laos, established by Pha Khamchan Virachitta, Abbot of Vat Saen…
EAP326/1/2 : Collection of photographs at Vat Saen Sukharam, Luang Prabang, Laos, established by Phra Khamchan Virachitto, Abbot of Vat Saen Sukharam…
EAP326/1/2/1 : Cabinets in Vat Saen Sukharam [1926-2007]
EAP326/1/2/1/1560 : Buddha statue/image [1985] - Hierarchy:
- 032-002410661[0003]/036-002414188[0001]/040-002414189[1560]/041-002415749
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP326/1
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 TIFF Image
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/item/EAP326-1-2-1-1560
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Start Date:
- 1985
- End Date:
- 1985
- Date Range:
- 1985
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former External References:
- B-7556
- Information About Originals:
- Original material is held by the Buddhist Archive of Photography, Luang Prabang. A very small number of items has been given back to Vat Saen Sukharam.
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)