Abstract

• This article is one more contribution to the on-going process of writing the study of Buddhist iconography of early Bagan period. Study on “Physical proportions of seated Buddha images in early Bagan period (11th Century)” is a paper is mainly an attempt to illustrate the proportions of seated Buddha images in Bagan Period. The art of making Buddha images might not be earlier than the beginning of the Christian Era (about 2000 years ago), although the enlightenment of the Lord Buddha took over 2500 years ago. The first important movement of Buddhist art in India started with the Maurya Dynasty 322-183 BCE. After Sunga Period (185-72 CE), the Buddha image began and represented likes as human form in Gandara and Mathura region at Kushan Period. These traditions of making Buddha image in India flowed into Myanmar in Pyu and Bagan Period, since the Gupta Period of Central India and the Pala Period conforms to the Pala style. This article investigated and studied the sculptors of Early Bagan period carved the Buddha images using the same concept of the proportion. It exists within a formula in early Bagan Period. There are no documents related to iconometry, a systematic study of the proportions of Buddha images of Bagan period in Myanmar archaeology. The production method or technique, there will be a lot of benefits in repairing the damaged early Bagan images and in checking the images that have been imitated. Moreover, it will be study and identify the art of making images of the ancient Bagan people and it is a priceless Burmese archaeological heritage.