. Ruins of Buddhistic temples in Pragä valley: Tyandis Barabudur, Mendut and Pawon . a who, after all,should have been characterised by this Bodhisatthvas usual attribute,the padma or lotus placed near his face. But these two images alsomiss this flower and the stem of the lotus which the Bodhisatthvasgenerally keep in their left hands. Sometimes however, we see themin their right hand, and the flower with the symbol above one ortwo leaves. So the meaning of the mentioned scholars doesnt explain these 3images whereas Siams king, on his visiting this temple in 1896, satis-factorily interpreted
. Ruins of Buddhistic temples in Pragä valley: Tyandis Barabudur, Mendut and Pawon . a who, after all,should have been characterised by this Bodhisatthvas usual attribute,the padma or lotus placed near his face. But these two images alsomiss this flower and the stem of the lotus which the Bodhisatthvasgenerally keep in their left hands. Sometimes however, we see themin their right hand, and the flower with the symbol above one ortwo leaves. So the meaning of the mentioned scholars doesnt explain these 3images whereas Siams king, on his visiting this temple in 1896, satis-factorily interpreted the north-westerly image, wearing, like he doeshimself, a Buddha image in his crown, to be perhaps the king of thebuddhistic empire, under whose reign the Barabudur was built. Further he supposed the other image to be the latters not-bud-dhistic father and predecessor whilst both father and son (the latterafterwards became a buddhist), might have been honoured by theirdescendants who brought together the two images in this sanctuary (11) This prabJia has been also restored.
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