Keywords: BLW Buddha Shakyamuni.jpg Buddha Shakyamuni<br /> 1475-1525<br /> Ayutthaya Thailand<br /> Gilded copper with coloured glass<br /> <br /> In Theravada Buddhism there is an emphasis on the Buddha Shakyamuni This type of standing figure was popular in Thai and Burmese art The Buddha stands with his right hand raised in the gesture of giving freedom from fear abhaya mudra The figure was made in Ayutthaya then the wealthy and cosmopolitan capital of Thailand <br /> <br /> Purchased with the assistance of the Art Fund the National Heritage Lottery Fund and the Henry Moore Foundation Alison Bean Victoria and Albert Museum http //www vam ac uk/ IS 11-1996 http //collections vam ac uk/item/O81140/figure/ PD Sculptures in the Victoria and Albert Museum Thailand in the Victoria and Albert Museum Statues of the Buddha in Thailand Gautama Buddha |