A Huge Rattanakosin Bouddha, circa 1850

Large bronze Buddha in the dhyana-mudra gesture of meditation or concentration.
This gesture is characteristic of two periods of meditation during Sakyamuni’s life: during his period of extreme fasting and under the Bodhi tree before his enlightenment;
this gesture is also attributed to Amitabha Buddha and, occasionally, to the bodhisattva Manjusri as well as to the Medicine Buddha, Bhaisajyaguru.
The Rattanakosin style, also known as the Bangkok style, circa 1850