Maravijaa Buddha at The Guimet Museum, Paris

This is the reproduction of a bronze dated from the 15th century. The stylized features of the face and the general proportions are characteristic of the art of Sukhothai, a school of sculpture that had developed around this capital between the 13th and 15th centuries. Among the hallowed images in the Thai iconography of the Buddha, this is probably the most classical. The canonical attitude shows the Blessed One meditating at the ultimate moment of his path towards right living, when he calls upon the Earth to bear witness to his victory, expressed by a slight gesture of his right hand. The Awakened One becomes the Buddha at that precise moment, after having triumphed over the attacks of Mara (Death and Evil): the Maravijaya. In Buddhism, Mara is the supreme incarnation of the tempter, the god who reigns over the world of desire. When he felt that his authority over this world was threatened by the Buddha as he was getting ready to discover the way to salvation, he made him go through several trials. After an attack by devils and an intervention by Mara himself, the Buddha came out of these struggles victorious. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.本件为15世纪青铜器的复刻品。其面部风格化处理的特征与整体比例，均符合素可泰（Sukhothai）雕塑流派的典型风格——该流派于13至15世纪间，以这座都城为核心发展成型。 在泰国佛教造像体系的神圣造像之列，此件或许堪称最具古典范式的作品。其标准造像仪轨展现了世尊在证得正觉的最终时刻，以右手微扬的手势，召请大地为其证悟正道的胜果作证。在击溃魔罗（Mara，即死亡与邪恶）的侵扰后，这位觉者于此刹那成就佛果，即“降魔成道”（Maravijaya）。 在佛教教义中，魔罗乃是诱惑之力的至高化身，是主宰欲界的天神。当他察觉自身对欲界的权威将因即将证得解脱之道的佛陀受到威胁时，便对佛陀施以诸多试炼。在魔众侵扰与魔罗亲自介入的考验中，佛陀终战胜一切磨难，成就佛果。 本展品隶属于“扫描全球”（Scan The World）项目。该项目是由MyMiniFactory推出的非营利性公益计划，旨在打造全球范围内可3D打印的雕塑、艺术品与地标建筑的数字档案库，供公众免费获取使用。“扫描全球”为开源社区协作项目，若您身边有值得分享的藏品，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解贡献方式。