The legend of the Jambhupati-style Buddha dressed in royal attire and wearing a crown is thought to have originated during the lifetime of the Buddha and is related to his meeting with the heretic, haughty, and conceited king Jambhupati, renowned for terrorizing his kingdom and for his cruel ways. The Buddha endeavored to convert the King by asking him to forsake his evil ways and instead practice kindness, but King Jambhupati was unmoved by this request.
Realizing the king’s total reluctance to change his ways, the Buddha magically appeared in resplendent royal attire that so humbled King Jambhupati, he accepted the Buddhist precepts, then accepted the dharma and becomes a monk.
The Jambhupati-style Buddha statue is also seen in several different mediums, but always crowned and wearing jewels. The wooden and hollow lacquer-crowned Buddha statues are often gilded and decorated with glass mosaics and thayo lacquer scrolls to represent the royal jewels and robe worn by a Jambhupati Buddha (king).
The legend of the Jambhupati-style Buddha dressed in royal attire and wearing a crown is thought to have originated during the lifetime of the Buddha and is related to his meeting with the heretic, haughty, and conceited king Jambhupati, renowned for terrorizing his kingdom and for his cruel ways. The Buddha endeavored to convert the King by asking him to forsake his evil ways and instead practice kindness, but King Jambhupati was unmoved by this request.
Realizing the king’s total reluctance to change his ways, the Buddha magically appeared in resplendent royal attire that so humbled King Jambhupati, he accepted the Buddhist precepts, then accepted the dharma and becomes a monk.
The Jambhupati-style Buddha statue is also seen in several different mediums, but always crowned and wearing jewels. The wooden and hollow lacquer-crowned Buddha statues are often gilded and decorated with glass mosaics and thayo lacquer scrolls to represent the royal jewels and robe worn by a Jambhupati Buddha (king).