UNDERSTANDING THE UTHONG-STYLE BUDDHA IMAGE DISCOVERED IN SUKHOTHAI

Abstract

This article serves as the only document currently available which offers evidence and a logical approach to understanding of the use of the name “ Sri Culalaksna” as the ranking title for women from Suvarnabumi and not Sukhothai. The paper contradicts the previous studies from the early Ratanakosin period which was during the reign of King Rama II and III. This new understanding of the use of the name can be used for interpreting other related evidence to provide a better understanding of the political strategies in melding the settlements of Sukhothai into Ayutthaya.