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Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand : 2009
Using red scale film with Olympus XA2 shot at the red ceiling of Wat Pho. Red ceiling become super red with the effect of red scale film :)
*adjust colors and contrast by LR
In the 14th century A.D., King Sri Indrathit declared Sukhotai's liberation from the Khmer and adopted a form of Buddhism based on the Sri Lankan school. During this period, Sukhothai Art developed a radically different appearance to Mon and Khmer styles.
The differences can be seen in the 'Walking Buddha' an original creation of the Sukhothai School. The inspiration for this new style came from the 'Mahapurislaksana Text' (Features of the great man), which developed the idea of idealistic and superhuman characteristics and expressed the power of compassion and serenity.
Such development have made Sukhothai Art worthy of high praise as a truly unique and beautiful style. It was also during this period that the 'four posture' group of Buddha images were created. The four poses consisted of, walking, standing, sitting and reclining. Sukhothai images can be classified into four distinct groups.
The Major Group: Distinguished Sukhothai features included a flame aureole, whorls of fine curled hair, an oval face, high curving eyebrows, downward gazing eyes, booked nose and a gentle smiling expression. The torso included broad shoulders and a small waist. Robes were hung diagonally accross the body and were completed with a zigzag edge mantle that extended down the navel. Most commonly the Buddha would be seated in the Subduing Mara (Maravijaya) posture on a plain base.
The Kamphaengbet Group: The characteristics are generally similar to the major group apart from the broader upper face and a pointed chin.
The Phra Phutthachirarai Group:In this group, thought to have originated during the reign of King Lithai, the aureole is flame shaped, the torso is rather plump, the face rounded and all fingers (excluding the thumb) on each hand were of equal length.
The Heterogeneous Group or Wat Ta Kuwan Group: First discovered at Wat Ta Kuan in Sukhothai. The facial features are similar to images from the early Chiang Saen - Lanna period. This style is though to have been created during the early 14th century A.D.
If you want to learn more about Thai buddha's art images. That's here
Some of Thai art pattern like "Kanok" inspired by nature form like fire. But I do not believe textbook much cause I never seen rolled fire like "Kanok" before. Until recently I capture this picture, it has cleared my doubt that the fire that inspired artist to create the Thai art was not fire in kitchen or ligther. It is the fire in Budhism ceremony called "Lor Pha" or the fire that melt metals like gold or brass to mold buddha statue. It is very strong fire that can melt metal into liquid. I take this on Visakha Bucha day.
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We went to a mid-autumn festival in San Francisco's Tenderloin district on Saturday. A number of asian countries had a stand at the Tenderloin Children's Playground displaying specialities. I found this scene at the Thai stand. A turtle and fish is carved out of ginger and neatly arranged with a branch, bell peppers and a wood pond.
I took three bracketed exposures, but decided to use only one for HDR processing because the blurred area is cleaner with the single exposure. I processed a balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure. After that I added some vignetting.
-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC6923_hdr1bal1e
Water fountain ⛲ statues at Thai style Kayagata Sati meditation retreat center, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia.
A luxurious villas and meditation center for Theravada Buddhism tradition in a valley, cool climate, suitable for retreats.
The pair of gilt-copper redented chedi which now stands in front of the Royal Pantheon was constructed by Rama I with the chedi on the south dedicated to his father and the chedi to the north dedicated to his mother. Stucco monkeys and giants of different skin colours and costumes support the base of the two chedi.