The thesis entitled ‘An Analysis of Buddhist Art on Stucco deva in Lanna’ is of three objectives: 1) to study the concept of deva in Buddhism, 2) to investigate the creation of stucco deva in Lanna Buddhist art and 3) to analyze the creation of stucco deva in Lanna Buddhist art.

Regarding the concept of dava in Buddhism, it found that the dava is a kind of beings that has done a wholesomeness act when still a human being, the results of good actions led them to be born as divine beings. All divine beings have special qualities in themselves, such as the body is beautiful, radiant and bright when appearing, being happy and enjoying with sensual pleasures. In addition, the deva has the heavenly prosperity such as an accomplishment of the body and spontaneously born creatures.

The creation of stucco deva in Lanna Buddhist art, it found that the creation of Lanna Buddhist arts on stucco deva is expressed by crafting a 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shape. It has volume, weight and space in the air. Artists have used various materials to create sculptures and those materials have become the identification of art work. The beauty of the sculpture is caused by light and shadow. It can be done in 4 ways: molding, carving, casting and forming, but most of the deva are made of molding, because it is easier to create than other methods.

Regarding the creation of stucco deva in Lanna Buddhist art, it showed that at present, the art of stucco in Buddhism is the creation of Buddhist art by using advanced techniques. In order to make the successful art work, the creators need to play an important role in the development of the Buddhist art work to advance and quality. The creator must have faith in Buddhism. In addition, the creator must have expertise in that type of art. As well as the understanding of the doctrine of Buddhism and Buddhist philosophy, therefore, the creators will be able to create the great and valuable work. The aforementioned qualities show the difference from the creators of the art that do not have the expertise or create art to respond to their own ideas. However, the creation of Buddhist art is not an easy thing to create. The creator must rely on many factors and elements by using the stories in the past to serve the present.

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