The Origin and Conformation of Phra Buddha Sihing in Thailand

Abstract

This academic article the objective is to study the origin of the name Phra Phuttha Sihing. And analyzing three important Buddha images in Thailand, namely Phra Buddha Sihing in the Phutthaisawan Throne Hall; Bangkok Buddha Sihing In the Phra Phuttha Sihing Hall Nakhon Si Thammarat Province and Phra Buddha Sihing in the Grand Hall, Wat Phra Sing, Chiang Mai Province The results of the study can be summarized as follows: The name of Phra Buddha Sihing or Phra Sing There are three meanings given: 1) derived from the Mahapuris of the Buddha's nature (Sihapupattakayo) 2) From the Mon language that Sahin-Sahei means pleasant. 3) From the ancient Tai language that Singh means dark. or ancestral ghosts. Buddha image It is the attitude of subduing Mara, sitting cross-legs with legs locked together, aound face, dimple Chin, lotus-bud halo, his chest wide, his neck narrowed. The corpulent body, clad in oblique robes, and a short sangha is above the chest. The end of the Sangha is decorated with centipede fangs. which is the nature of Buddha Sihing Nakhon Si Thammarat Province and Phra Buddha Sihing in the Grand Hall, Wat Phra Sing, Chiang Mai Province as for the Buddha image enshrined in the Phutthaisawan Throne Hall Bangkok There are different forms, that is, it is a Buddha image in the posture of the attitude of meditation, with a round face and a flame-like halo. His corpulent body, his chest wide, his slim waist, his robes covered obliquely, the Sanghati length, straight cut ends, seated on a high lotus base. Even though the patterns are different but has the same implication It is a Buddha image that represents the Lankan family of Buddhism as shown in the story of Phra Buddha Sihing. The difference in Buddha style has to do with the interpretation of the Buddha statue in Lanka.