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Treeslicer · 17th April 2018, 05:25 PM

IMHO, the statue looks Thai, 1700's or later. While I'm not up on the mythology involved, I do know that murti with mingled attributes like this are attested archaeologically going back to Khmer times in SE Asia, and that while Theravada Buddhism is the popular religion across the area (north of Malaysia, of course), Hinduism has been entwined into royal practices there down to the present day. The Thai monarchy still keeps some Hindu priests for certain ceremonies.

I also would not be surprised if this portrayal had some esoteric tantric significance.

17th April 2018, 05:25 PM	#9
Treeslicer Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 65	IMHO, the statue looks Thai, 1700's or later. While I'm not up on the mythology involved, I do know that murti with mingled attributes like this are attested archaeologically going back to Khmer times in SE Asia, and that while Theravada Buddhism is the popular religion across the area (north of Malaysia, of course), Hinduism has been entwined into royal practices there down to the present day. The Thai monarchy still keeps some Hindu priests for certain ceremonies. I also would not be surprised if this portrayal had some esoteric tantric significance. Last edited by Treeslicer; 17th April 2018 at 05:45 PM.