THE INSCRIPTION ON THE PEDESTAL OF THE WOODEN BUDDHA IMAGE IN THE BHUMISPARSA MUDRA AT WAT PHRA THAT CHAE HAENG, NAN PROVINCE

Abstract

The inscription on the pedestal of the wooden Buddha image in the Bhumisparsa mudra, found at Wat Phra That Chae Haeng, Nan Province, is written in Dhamma Lanna script. It acknowledges the merit of Chao Atthavarapanyo and his family, i.e., his father, mother, wife, son and daughter by ordering Munsrisapphachang to build the Buddha image, which is as big as the body of Chao Atthavarapanyo was in 1790 A.D.