☸ Ancient Buddhist Dvaravati votive tablet in terracotta – Wat Phra Pathom Chedi

This ancient Buddhist votive tablet in heavily patinated terracotta depicts a Buddha in the Dvaravati style, a very ancient iconography linked to the early Buddhist traditions of Thailand.

The Buddha is depicted sitting in the Western style on a throne (in the manner of Maitreya Buddha ) and performing the teaching mudra , a symbol of the transmission of Dharma and awakened wisdom.

Around the central figure appear various ritual and symbolic motifs, including a sacred stupa and several decorative elements evoking ancient religious architectures.

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According to the information gathered, these tablets were discovered during renovation work in a wall of a secondary temple located near the great stupa of Phra Pathom Chedi . Several baskets filled with ancient votive tablets were unearthed there, most of them made of terracotta but some also of metal.

These sacred objects were traditionally placed in the walls of temples, stupas or reliquaries in order to consecrate the building and accumulate spiritual merits.

Features :

• 📐 Dimensions: 12 cm x 8 cm
• ⚓ Weight: approximately 180 grams

🙏 These ancient Buddhist votive tablets were often hidden in temple walls, foundations or stupas in order to spiritually consecrate the place and accumulate the merits of the faithful and monks.

Each example thus constitutes a direct witness to popular devotion and ancient Buddhist tradition in Thailand.

✨ A rare object steeped in history, this ancient votive tablet evokes the silent presence of ancient temples and the uninterrupted transmission of the Buddha’s teachings through the centuries.

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