Phra Mahesuan is
a Buddhist
amulet
from
Wat Phra Sri Rattanamahathat in
Suphanburi, and dates back to the
U-Thong Dynasty, i.e. the beginning of the
Ayutthaya Period. It
is cast in iron and depicts a
Buddha image
seated in the
half lotus position
on the
naga,
a position known as
pahng nahg prok, while performing the
maravijaya mudra, i.e. the pose in which the Buddha's right hand touches the earth
(fig.).
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