Reconstruction of Architecture in Ku-Ban Dang Mahasarakham Province

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dc.contributor.authorWiroj Shewasukthawornen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-20T04:30:43Z
dc.date.available2011-02-20T04:30:43Z
dc.date.created2011-01-24en_US
dc.date.issued2011-01-24en_US
dc.description.abstractKu-Ban Dang is a small monument of Mahayana Buddhism that was built as a monastery forthe city. Ku-Ban Dang is located in Vapephatum of Mahasarakham Province, Thailand. Built in theBayon Architecture Period of Ancient Khmer Kingdom in the late 12th Century. Ku-Ban Dang is composedof three towers sitting on a large laterite platform built for religious ideals of Mahayana Buddhism. Themain central tower contains a Buddha Image on a Naga Base, meaning çenlightenmenté. The northtower contains a Prajnapararamita meaning, çwisdomé and the south tower contains a BodhisiattvaAvalokesvara, meaning çto be kindé. The three towers design character developed Architecturalpatterns of the Bakheng period in the 9th Century. The central tower is built for Hindu, where it isslightly larger than the others and was dedicated to Shiva, while the North tower is dedicated to Vishnuand the south tower to Brahma, respectively. The tri towers characteristic of the monastery hasdiscontinued from the Banteay Srei period but regained its popularity in the northeast of Thailand. Inthe northeast, the tri towers design character was then further developed between 9th-11th century,dedicated to the Hindu. But then from the late 12th century, the tri towers became the MahayanaBuddhist monument design and spread its influence throughout the central and lower northern ofThailand; for example, Pra Prang Sam Yot Lopburi Province, Wat Kampanglang Pranburi Province andWat Pra Pay Luang Province.From research and field work study of the Ku-Ban Dang community, there is no evidence ofa historic community within the area of the monastery. However, 30 kilometers south of the site,evidence of an important historic city, Nakhon Jumpasri, was found. Today it is Amphor Nadoon.Nakhon Jumpasri prospered in the 12th-18th Century. Arogayasala Ku-Santarat was found there. It was built for Jayavarman VII. Thirty kilometers north of the site was the evidence of another importanthistoric city, çChienghiené. Similarly, another Arogayasala, Ku-Ban Khwao was found. It is surmisedthat Ku-Ban Dang is part of a small community that lies in between the two large historic cities alongthe trading route. It is the monastery for this community, but after the 12th Century it has becomeabandoned in conjuction with the downfall of the Khmer Empire taking with it the belief and practice ofMahayana Buddhism. Fortunately, from the work of archeologist today, two Sukothai Buddha imagesare strong evidence that the monastery has been in use for sometime after the 13th Centery before itwas completely abandoned.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Humanities and Social Sciences; Volume 28 Number 1Jan-Mar 2009; 40-56en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/130731
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Humanities and Social Sciencesen_US
dc.rightsJournal of Humanities and Social Sciencesen_US
dc.source.urihttps://thailand.digitaljournals.org/index.php/JHSS/issue/archiveen_US
dc.source.urihttps://thailand.digitaljournals.org/index.php/JHSS/article/view/4741en_US
dc.titleReconstruction of Architecture in Ku-Ban Dang Mahasarakham Provinceen_US
dc.typeArticlesen_US
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