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Source Description
Along with manuscripts, small-scale images of the Buddha could be commissioned by pilgrims or devotees and offered to a monastery in connection with a vow or the consecration of a sacred monument or object.<br> <br>The Buddha stands on a lotus flower that indicates his transcendence above ordinary beings. He is surrounded by flames that communicate his radiance and the intensity of the heat or power he acquired through meditation and discipline. His hands are in the mudra communicating the transmission of the teachings.
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Document identity
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153628
label
Standing Buddha
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object
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Source metadata
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153628
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object
title
Standing Buddha
description
Along with manuscripts, small-scale images of the Buddha could be commissioned by pilgrims or devotees and offered to a monastery in connection with a vow or the consecration of a sacred monument or object.<br> <br>The Buddha stands on a lotus flower that indicates his transcendence above ordinary beings. He is surrounded by flames that communicate his radiance and the intensity of the heat or power he acquired through meditation and discipline. His hands are in the mudra communicating the transmission of the teachings.
date
1100s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79939615
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Metalwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 13.8 x 5.7 cm (5 7/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
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Southern Myanmar (Burma), Pegu, or northwestern Thailand
accession
1987.154
Source extras
tec
gold repoussé
tombstone
Standing Buddha, 1100s. Southern Myanmar (Burma), Pegu, or northwestern Thailand. Gold repoussé; overall: 13.8 x 5.7 cm (5 7/16 x 2 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Maxine and Morris Stone, 1987.154
collection
Burmese Art
didYouKnow
Pegu, the capital of the Mon empire, is on the south-central coast of Myanmar.
citations
citation
Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1987.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 75, no. 2 (1988): 30–71.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 71, cat. no. 216; Reproduced: p. 66, cat. no. 216
citation
Menzies, Jackie. <em>Buddha: Radiant Awakening</em>. Sydney: Art Gallery NSW, 2001.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 183, cat. no. 21
creditline
Gift of Maxine and Morris Stone
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2026-05-29 07:56:16.688000
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153628
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Indian and Southeast Asian Art
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Burmese Art
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gold repoussé
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photo
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