page_title: Thai Buddhist sculpture
section_title: Sukhothai period
hierarchical_section_title: Thai Buddhist sculpture / Sukhothai period
caption_attribution_description: English: The Phra Buddha Chinnarat of Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat in Phitsanulok is regarded by many to be the most beautiful statue of the Buddha in Thailand.
context_page_description: A Buddha image in Thailand typically refers to three-dimensional stone, wood, clay, or metal cast images of the Buddha. While there are such figures in all regions where Buddhism is commonly practiced, the appearance, composition and position of the images vary greatly from country to country.
context_section_description: During the Sukhothai period (fourteenth century), the style of the Thai Buddha images radically changed due to the influx of new ideas from Sri Lankan Buddhism.  Buddha images were cast with the intention of depicting superhuman traits of the Buddha, and were designed to express compassion and serenity in posture and facial expression.  The Sukhothai period witnessed the innovation of the four modern postures of the Thai Buddha, i.e. walking, standing, sitting and reclining.  Images often had a flame-shaped aureole, finely curled hair, a slight smile, broad shoulders and an oval face.  A common pose was the subduing Mara, with the Buddha seated on a plain base.  Notable variations within the Sukhothai period include the Kamphaengpet, the Phra Buddha Chinnarat (such as the most famous Chinnarat at Wat Phra Sri Rattana Mahatat Woramahawihan), and the Wat Ta Kuan groups of images.
  Wat Traimit Golden Buddha, which is a famous tourist attraction in Bangkok, is made in the Sukhothai style, so it may indeed date from that period.
caption: Phra Buddha Chinnarat, Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat in Phitsanulok, Sukhothai Art
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