Dha: Origin? Age?

Andrew · 26th April 2006, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by PUFF

The point pommel depicts lotus, a scared symbol for both Brahmin and Buddhist. There 's a theory that the lotus was evolved into round, conical and flower with many petals. (Just talked with Khun Bancha not long ago

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Thanks, PUFF. This was my understanding as well, but I wanted to encourage Titus to explore his theory with us, as it presented a novel approach.

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Siamese and Thai 's interchangable for me. But I would prefer to associate the term Siamese with the pre 19th cent., when the Siam kingdom was Feudalism. And I will use Thai for the later era, when the boarder line between countries was firmly established (by English and French colonies).

Sounds good to me.

Mark · 26th April 2006, 04:07 PM

Some pommels definitely lotus blossoms, as the petals are distinctly shown. Others are more abstract. In the Ratanakosin period the pommels became essentially spherical, with perhaps a small button at the tip:

I see the possibility that these rounder ones might be representing the linga. A very interesting theory.

And what about this style? It looks like a conch, or a stupa to me:

It is a northern style (Lanna).

26th April 2006, 04:07 PM	#2
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	Some pommels definitely lotus blossoms, as the petals are distinctly shown. Others are more abstract. In the Ratanakosin period the pommels became essentially spherical, with perhaps a small button at the tip: I see the possibility that these rounder ones might be representing the linga. A very interesting theory. And what about this style? It looks like a conch, or a stupa to me: It is a northern style (Lanna).