The Phra Yod Khunphon votive tablet, a fine representation of the Lop Buri art style, depicts an adorned Subduing Mara Buddha image, wearing a royal attire seated in the meditation posture.
The Phra Yod Khunphon votive tablets that were discovered in Lop Buri province must have been built approximately in the 13th to 14th centuries as a considerable influence of the Khmer Bayon style was present.
The Phra Yod Khunphon of Suphan Buri has a taller, slender body and a longer face, wearing a diadem adorned with more elongated feather than the Lop Buri type. The Phra Yod Khunphon of Ayutthaya is a little smaller than the Lop Buri type but the characteristics of the Buddha image in general are similar.
“Phra Yod Khunphon” or the greatest warrior. It is believed among collectors that this votive tablet can make the worshippers powerful and invulnerable to all weapons and threats and, therefore, is most suitable for people whose undertakings entail risk such as soldiers, police, leaders or executives .
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