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<p>[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 821447, member: 301"]<font size="6"><b>Thai Buddha Heads</b></font></p><p><b>Buddha heads</b> or <b>Buddha head statues</b> in Thailand are the three dimensional wood, clay, stone or metal cast images of the <a href="https://www.buddha-heads.com/buddha-head-statues/thai-buddha-heads/www.buddha-heads.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.buddha-heads.com/buddha-head-statues/thai-buddha-heads/www.buddha-heads.com" rel="nofollow"><b>head of the Buddha</b></a>. There are such figures in all the regions where Buddhism is practiced, the basic composition, position and appearance of the images different vastly from country to country. The <a href="https://www.buddha-heads.com/buddha-head-statues" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.buddha-heads.com/buddha-head-statues" rel="nofollow"><b>Buddha heads statues</b></a> in <b>Thailand </b>recall specific meanings of <a href="https://www.burmese-art.com/blog/the-teachings-of-buddha" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.burmese-art.com/blog/the-teachings-of-buddha" rel="nofollow"><b>Buddha's teachings</b></a> and travels that are familiar to the Buddhist according to <b>the Buddha heads</b> with specific rules.</p><p><br /></p><p>As the Buddha heads are not the natural representations or depictions of what the <i>historical Buddha</i>, <b>Gautam Buddha</b> looked like, the <b><a href="http://www.buddha-heads.com/buddha-head-statues" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.buddha-heads.com/buddha-head-statues" rel="nofollow">Buddha heads</a></b> are taken as the representation of an ideal reality of the Buddha and that every Buddha heads stands at the end of a succession of the images reaching back to the <i>Buddha </i>himself. The <b>Thai Buddha heads</b> are popular all over the world not only for their uniqueness but also the craftsmanship involved during the creation of <b>the Buddha heads</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b>Buddha Head entwined in a tree</b></font></p><p>One of the most popular <i>Thai Buddha heads</i> in the world is <b>Buddha Head</b> in Tree Roots, <b>Wat Mahathat</b>, <b><a href="http://www.thai-buddhas.com/thai-buddha-statues/ayutthaya-buddha-statues" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thai-buddhas.com/thai-buddha-statues/ayutthaya-buddha-statues" rel="nofollow">Ayutthaya</a></b>.</p><p><br /></p><ul> <li><img src="https://www.buddha-heads.com/assets/uploads/thai-buddha-head-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></li> </ul><p>This iconic image is very popular as people may see time and again the photograph of the <i>Buddha </i>head on post cards and in guide-books. This particular Buddha head is entwined within the roots of a tree and is one of the most recognizable images from <b>Thailand</b>. <a href="http://www.buddhastatuesforsale.net/about-buddha-statues/the-historical-buddha-shakyamuni" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.buddhastatuesforsale.net/about-buddha-statues/the-historical-buddha-shakyamuni" rel="nofollow"><b>The Buddha</b></a> head is located at Wat Mahathat in <b>Ayutthaya</b>. The ancient temple in the location is believed to have been built around 14th century but was destroyed and reduced to ruins in 1767 during the invasion of Ayutthaya by the Burmese army. The invaders also vandalized many of the <a href="http://www.buddha-images.net" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.buddha-images.net" rel="nofollow"><b>Buddha images</b></a> and <b>Buddha heads</b> in <b>Ayutthaya</b>. The site remained abandoned until the early 1950s when the Department of Fine Art of Thailand began the restoration work in <b>Ayutthaya</b>. There is still no exact history of how the <i>Buddha head</i> became entwined in the roots of the tree. Among many theories, one theory suggests that the tree grew around the head of the <i>Buddha </i>when the temple was left abandoned. Similarly, another theory also states that a thief moved the <i>Buddha head</i> away from the main temple in Ayutthaya to hide it. But after moving the stone <i>Buddha head</i> away from the ruined main temple, it is believed that the thief could not move the head beyond the walls surrounding the temple. Instead of that, the <b>stone Buddha head</b> was left by the wall where it got nestled in the tree roots which have grown and entwined around it.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b>Modern Thai Buddha heads</b></font></p><p>The modern <b>Buddha</b> <b>head statues in Thailand</b> are often the replicas of the Buddha head images from the <b><a href="http://www.thai-buddhas.com/thai-buddha-statues/sukothai-buddha-statues" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thai-buddhas.com/thai-buddha-statues/sukothai-buddha-statues" rel="nofollow">Sukothai</a></b> and other early periods of the history of Thailand. Faces of the Buddha heads in the modern depictions are moreover of a realistic and human like approach. The modern Buddha heads is also influenced by the Indian <b>Gandhara</b> style as well as the western style of art.</p><p><br /></p><p>ps..</p><p>If they took them all off statues....one would expect the sale of " Buhhha Statue , head Missing ! " ..to be trending !!! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 821447, member: 301"][SIZE=6][B]Thai Buddha Heads[/B][/SIZE] [B]Buddha heads[/B] or [B]Buddha head statues[/B] in Thailand are the three dimensional wood, clay, stone or metal cast images of the [URL='https://www.buddha-heads.com/buddha-head-statues/thai-buddha-heads/www.buddha-heads.com'][B]head of the Buddha[/B][/URL]. There are such figures in all the regions where Buddhism is practiced, the basic composition, position and appearance of the images different vastly from country to country. The [URL='https://www.buddha-heads.com/buddha-head-statues'][B]Buddha heads statues[/B][/URL] in [B]Thailand [/B]recall specific meanings of [URL='https://www.burmese-art.com/blog/the-teachings-of-buddha'][B]Buddha's teachings[/B][/URL] and travels that are familiar to the Buddhist according to [B]the Buddha heads[/B] with specific rules. As the Buddha heads are not the natural representations or depictions of what the [I]historical Buddha[/I], [B]Gautam Buddha[/B] looked like, the [B][URL='http://www.buddha-heads.com/buddha-head-statues']Buddha heads[/URL][/B] are taken as the representation of an ideal reality of the Buddha and that every Buddha heads stands at the end of a succession of the images reaching back to the [I]Buddha [/I]himself. The [B]Thai Buddha heads[/B] are popular all over the world not only for their uniqueness but also the craftsmanship involved during the creation of [B]the Buddha heads[/B]. [SIZE=5][B]Buddha Head entwined in a tree[/B][/SIZE] One of the most popular [I]Thai Buddha heads[/I] in the world is [B]Buddha Head[/B] in Tree Roots, [B]Wat Mahathat[/B], [B][URL='http://www.thai-buddhas.com/thai-buddha-statues/ayutthaya-buddha-statues']Ayutthaya[/URL][/B]. [LIST] [*][IMG]https://www.buddha-heads.com/assets/uploads/thai-buddha-head-1.jpg[/IMG] [/LIST] This iconic image is very popular as people may see time and again the photograph of the [I]Buddha [/I]head on post cards and in guide-books. This particular Buddha head is entwined within the roots of a tree and is one of the most recognizable images from [B]Thailand[/B]. [URL='http://www.buddhastatuesforsale.net/about-buddha-statues/the-historical-buddha-shakyamuni'][B]The Buddha[/B][/URL] head is located at Wat Mahathat in [B]Ayutthaya[/B]. The ancient temple in the location is believed to have been built around 14th century but was destroyed and reduced to ruins in 1767 during the invasion of Ayutthaya by the Burmese army. The invaders also vandalized many of the [URL='http://www.buddha-images.net'][B]Buddha images[/B][/URL] and [B]Buddha heads[/B] in [B]Ayutthaya[/B]. The site remained abandoned until the early 1950s when the Department of Fine Art of Thailand began the restoration work in [B]Ayutthaya[/B]. There is still no exact history of how the [I]Buddha head[/I] became entwined in the roots of the tree. Among many theories, one theory suggests that the tree grew around the head of the [I]Buddha [/I]when the temple was left abandoned. Similarly, another theory also states that a thief moved the [I]Buddha head[/I] away from the main temple in Ayutthaya to hide it. But after moving the stone [I]Buddha head[/I] away from the ruined main temple, it is believed that the thief could not move the head beyond the walls surrounding the temple. Instead of that, the [B]stone Buddha head[/B] was left by the wall where it got nestled in the tree roots which have grown and entwined around it. [SIZE=5][B]Modern Thai Buddha heads[/B][/SIZE] The modern [B]Buddha[/B] [B]head statues in Thailand[/B] are often the replicas of the Buddha head images from the [B][URL='http://www.thai-buddhas.com/thai-buddha-statues/sukothai-buddha-statues']Sukothai[/URL][/B] and other early periods of the history of Thailand. Faces of the Buddha heads in the modern depictions are moreover of a realistic and human like approach. The modern Buddha heads is also influenced by the Indian [B]Gandhara[/B] style as well as the western style of art. ps.. If they took them all off statues....one would expect the sale of " Buhhha Statue , head Missing ! " ..to be trending !!! :playful::playful::playful:[/QUOTE]
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