ukhothai style Buddha images are divided into many periods and divisions. The central period or the major division is considered the highlight of pure Sukhothai style Buddha images, cast during the reign of king Ramkhamhaeng the great. Major characteristics of Sukhothai style Buddha statues are follows;-
- Flame like halo.
- Small hair curls, with no band of hair edge.
- Curved eyebrows, slender and pointed nose, tapering chin.
- Embossed crow and nipples.
- Forked and tapering robe-end, folded in creases,Sitting cross-legged with both shins paralled to the ground.
The base of this statue is a plain concave platform, unlike that of the Chiengsaen style Buddha image, which is in the form of a plain convex base. It is noticeable that the central period or the major division of the Sukhothai style Buddha statues would not make use of lotus-petal bases. This form of base would popular in the later period or the Phra Buddha Chinaraj division