Nicolas Revire
Biographic Data
| ID | 1123314 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicolas Revire |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicolas |
| FAMILY NAME | Revire |
| SIGNATURE | REVIRE N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Thammasat University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Creative South: Buddhist and Hindu Art in Mediaeval Maritime Asia, edited by Andrea Acri and Peter Sharrock
The Creative South: Buddhist and Hindu Art in Mediaeval Maritime Asia, edited by Andrea Acri and Peter Sharrock. ISEAS Publishing, 2022. 2 Volumes. Pb. Vol. 1, 375pp., SGD 49.90, ISBN-13: 9789814951487; Vol. 2, 257pp., SGD 49.90, ISBN-13: 9789814951517
A Pre-Angkorian Bronze Bodhisattva at the Art Institute of Chicago
This article examines a small pre-Angkorian bodhisattva in bronze (7th–8th century) at the Art Institute of Chicago, traditionally identified as Maitreya but never studied in depth. Its iconography, style, and casting technique are considered within the Mon–Khmer corpus of early mainland Southeast Asian Buddhist imagery. The study reassesses the absence of archeological context and the unsubstantiated attribution to the so-called Prakhon Chai or …
Online Appendix: The Advantage in a Dustheap-rag (Paṁsukūlānisaṁsa)
The Advantage in a Dustheap-rag (Paṁsukūlānisaṁsa)
This study begins by providing a brief overview of the Thai Buddhist tradition of bangsukun, in which discarded rag robes (paṁsukūla) are offered to monks as symbols of life’s impermanence (anicca) and to share merit (puñña). We then present a fresh new edition and English translation of the Paṁsukūlānisaṁsa, a rare Pali text composed in Thailand that details the spiritual benefits of offering dustheap-rag robes to buddhas and monks. Rooted in ea…
Lion Throne Buddhist Tiles Unearthed in Early Japan
An ancient Indian pedigree for Eastern Buddhist imagery is often assumed. However, one peculiar buddha image type, examined in this article, is still unidentified in South Asia and yet has been found at numerous sites in Southeast and East Asia. It consists of a buddha seated in majesty (Skt. bhadrāsana; Jp. iza or izō ) on a lion throne (Skt. siṁhāsana; Jp. shishiza ) and preaching with the right hand raised. This Buddhist iconographic type was …
"Intrusive Art" at Ajaṇṭā in the Late Middle Period: The Case of Bhadrāsana Buddhas
Following the apparent chaos that ensued at Ajaṇṭā during the so-called "period of disruption" in the wake of King Hariṣeṇa's death (ca. 478-480 CE), local monks and residents in the caves continued to sponsor the donation of what we term "intrusive" images after the late Walter Spink. These new donations consisted of hundreds of Buddha images, a few of which retain today painted or incised dedicatory inscriptions in Sanskrit. Many of these image…
East and West — New Inscriptions from Funan, Zhenla and Dvāravatī
Goodall Dominic, Revire Nicolas. East and West — New Inscriptions from Funan, Zhenla and Dvāravatī. In: Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 107, 2021. pp. 257-301
Avalokiteśvara of the “Three and a Half Syllables”: A Note on the Heart-Mantra Ārolik in India
本 文 考 察 了 三 座 菩 薩 雕 像 上 的 罕 見 銘 文 , 這 些 雕 像 製 作 於 第 一 個 千 年 的 後 半 期 , 分 別 出 自 北 方 邦 的 鹿 野 苑 、 比 哈 爾 邦 的 泰 爾 哈 拉 和 伯 爾 岡 。 銘 文 內 容 涉 及 阿 嚕 力 迦 心 真 言 , 此 乃 觀 自 在 菩 薩 蓮 花 部 三 字 半 真 言 。 比 哈 爾 邦 雕 像 殘 件 的 原 型 極 有 可 能 是 六 臂 不 空 羂 索 觀 音 , 即 觀 自 在 菩 薩 的 化 身 之 一 。 此 外 , 伯 爾 岡 雕 像 銘 文 是 唯 一 確 定 的 梵 語 銘 刻 的 不 空 羂 索 心 陀 羅 尼 , 此 陀 羅 尼 創 作 於 南 亞 , 並 於 第 一 個 千 年 中 後 期 傳 至 東 亞 。 阿 嚕 力 迦 心 真 言 亦 可 見 於 密 教 文 獻 中 , 梵 語 原 本 和 漢 語 、 藏 語 譯 本 中 均 有 記 載 。 本 文 研 究 結 果 表 …
U Thong ou le mythe des cités d’or: Anna Bennett, The Ancient History of U Thong. City of Gold, Bangkok, River Books, 2017
Revire Nicolas. U Thong ou le mythe des cités d’or : Anna Bennett, The Ancient History of U Thong. City of Gold, Bangkok, River Books, 2017. In: Arts asiatiques, tome 74, 2019. pp. 167-176
Facts and Fiction: The Myth of Suvaṇṇabhūmi Through the Thai and Burmese Looking Glass
Most scholars think that the generic name ‘Golden Land’ (Sanskrit, Suvarṇabhūmi; Pali, Suvaṇṇabhūmi) was first used by Indian traders as a vague designation for an extensive region beyond the subcontinent, presumably in Southeast Asia. Some Pali sources specifically link Suvaṇṇabhūmi with the introduction of Buddhism to the region. The locus classicus is the Sri Lankan Mahāvaṃsa chronicle (fifth century AD) which states that two monks, Soṇa and U…
L’habit ne fait pas le moine »: Note sur un Buddha préangkorien sis à Longvek (Cambodge) et accoutré en Neak Ta
International audience
Dvāravatī and Zhenla in the seventh to eighth centuries: A transregional ritual complex
The paradigm that the early Southeast Asian polities known as Dvāravatī and Zhenla were respectively, indeed almost exclusively, Buddhist and Hindu/Brahmanical during the second half of the first millennium CE has long remained uncontested. In this reappraisal, however, arguments are presented that challenge this general scholarly opinion. A thorough reassessment of the material culture and inscriptions from these two neighbouring regions of main…
An Inscribed Bronze Sculpture of a Buddha in bhadrāsana at Museum Ranggawarsita in Semarang (Central Java, Indonesia)
Une délicate sculpture de Buddha en bronze (ca. IXe siècle), provenant de Rejoso, près du Candi Plaosan dans la province de Java Centre, fut récemment trouvée dans les réserves du musée Ranggawarsita à Semarang. Le Buddha est assis en bhadrāsana, la posture avec les deux jambes pendantes, et les deux mains en dharmacakramudrā, soit un type iconographique fréquent en Asie du Sud et à Java au cours de la deuxième moitié du premier millénaire. Ce br…
Some Reconsiderations on Pendant-Legged Buddha Images in the Dvāravatī Artistic Tradition
The aim of this paper is to reassess some common ideas about a particular type of buddha image frequently found in central Thailand in ca. 7th- 8th centuries, the buddhas seated in the so-called “European fashion” or pendant-legged, often labelled pralambapādāsana in Sanskrit. While briefly dealing with iconographic questions, including the origins and meanings of this particular posture, the paper will also discuss the matter of terminology in r…
À propos d’une « tête » de khakkhara conservée au Musée national de Bangkok
Cet article se propose de réexaminer un objet en bronze provenant d’un dépôt de fondation mis au jour en 1940 au Phra Chula Pathon Chedi de Nakhon Pathom. Actuellement conservée dans les collections du Musée national de Bangkok et longtemps négligée par les chercheurs, cette pièce n’est autre que la tête d’un khakkhara, bâton muni dans sa partie supérieure d’une pièce de métal circulaire sur laquelle sont enfilés des anneaux plus petits et qui ét…
H.W.Bodewitz: Bibliography 1969-2004
The Lalitavistara is one of the most influential hagiographies of the Buddha. It has been known in Sanskrit since the early days of modern studies of Buddhism, but was long available only in inadequate editions. That has now changed with the publication of the edition of K. Hokazono, now complete in three volumes. The present paper discusses something of the history of the study of the text, Hokazono's edition, and another recent book by G. Ducoe…
Facts and Fiction: The Myth of Suvaṇṇabhūmi Through the Thai and Burmese Looking Glass
Most scholars think that the generic name ‘Golden Land’ (Sanskrit, Suvarṇabhūmi; Pali, Suvaṇṇabhūmi) was first used by Indian traders as a vague designation for an extensive region beyond the subcontinent, presumably in Southeast Asia. Some Pali sources specifically link Suvaṇṇabhūmi with the introduction of Buddhism to the region. The locus classicus is the Sri Lankan Mahāvaṃsa chronicle (fifth century AD) which states that two monks, Soṇa and U…
Dvāravatī and Zhenla in the seventh to eighth centuries: A transregional ritual complex
The paradigm that the early Southeast Asian polities known as Dvāravatī and Zhenla were respectively, indeed almost exclusively, Buddhist and Hindu/Brahmanical during the second half of the first millennium CE has long remained uncontested. In this reappraisal, however, arguments are presented that challenge this general scholarly opinion. A thorough reassessment of the material culture and inscriptions from these two neighbouring regions of main…
H.W.Bodewitz: Bibliography 1969-2004
The Lalitavistara is one of the most influential hagiographies of the Buddha. It has been known in Sanskrit since the early days of modern studies of Buddhism, but was long available only in inadequate editions. That has now changed with the publication of the edition of K. Hokazono, now complete in three volumes. The present paper discusses something of the history of the study of the text, Hokazono's edition, and another recent book by G. Ducoe…
À propos d’une « tête » de khakkhara conservée au Musée national de Bangkok
Cet article se propose de réexaminer un objet en bronze provenant d’un dépôt de fondation mis au jour en 1940 au Phra Chula Pathon Chedi de Nakhon Pathom. Actuellement conservée dans les collections du Musée national de Bangkok et longtemps négligée par les chercheurs, cette pièce n’est autre que la tête d’un khakkhara, bâton muni dans sa partie supérieure d’une pièce de métal circulaire sur laquelle sont enfilés des anneaux plus petits et qui ét…
Some Reconsiderations on Pendant-Legged Buddha Images in the Dvāravatī Artistic Tradition
The aim of this paper is to reassess some common ideas about a particular type of buddha image frequently found in central Thailand in ca. 7th- 8th centuries, the buddhas seated in the so-called “European fashion” or pendant-legged, often labelled pralambapādāsana in Sanskrit. While briefly dealing with iconographic questions, including the origins and meanings of this particular posture, the paper will also discuss the matter of terminology in r…
An Inscribed Bronze Sculpture of a Buddha in bhadrāsana at Museum Ranggawarsita in Semarang (Central Java, Indonesia)
Une délicate sculpture de Buddha en bronze (ca. IXe siècle), provenant de Rejoso, près du Candi Plaosan dans la province de Java Centre, fut récemment trouvée dans les réserves du musée Ranggawarsita à Semarang. Le Buddha est assis en bhadrāsana, la posture avec les deux jambes pendantes, et les deux mains en dharmacakramudrā, soit un type iconographique fréquent en Asie du Sud et à Java au cours de la deuxième moitié du premier millénaire. Ce br…
L’habit ne fait pas le moine »: Note sur un Buddha préangkorien sis à Longvek (Cambodge) et accoutré en Neak Ta
International audience
Dvāravatī and Zhenla in the seventh to eighth centuries: A transregional ritual complex
The paradigm that the early Southeast Asian polities known as Dvāravatī and Zhenla were respectively, indeed almost exclusively, Buddhist and Hindu/Brahmanical during the second half of the first millennium CE has long remained uncontested. In this reappraisal, however, arguments are presented that challenge this general scholarly opinion. A thorough reassessment of the material culture and inscriptions from these two neighbouring regions of main…
Facts and Fiction: The Myth of Suvaṇṇabhūmi Through the Thai and Burmese Looking Glass
Most scholars think that the generic name ‘Golden Land’ (Sanskrit, Suvarṇabhūmi; Pali, Suvaṇṇabhūmi) was first used by Indian traders as a vague designation for an extensive region beyond the subcontinent, presumably in Southeast Asia. Some Pali sources specifically link Suvaṇṇabhūmi with the introduction of Buddhism to the region. The locus classicus is the Sri Lankan Mahāvaṃsa chronicle (fifth century AD) which states that two monks, Soṇa and U…
U Thong ou le mythe des cités d’or: Anna Bennett, The Ancient History of U Thong. City of Gold, Bangkok, River Books, 2017
Revire Nicolas. U Thong ou le mythe des cités d’or : Anna Bennett, The Ancient History of U Thong. City of Gold, Bangkok, River Books, 2017. In: Arts asiatiques, tome 74, 2019. pp. 167-176
East and West — New Inscriptions from Funan, Zhenla and Dvāravatī
Goodall Dominic, Revire Nicolas. East and West — New Inscriptions from Funan, Zhenla and Dvāravatī. In: Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 107, 2021. pp. 257-301
Avalokiteśvara of the “Three and a Half Syllables”: A Note on the Heart-Mantra Ārolik in India
本 文 考 察 了 三 座 菩 薩 雕 像 上 的 罕 見 銘 文 , 這 些 雕 像 製 作 於 第 一 個 千 年 的 後 半 期 , 分 別 出 自 北 方 邦 的 鹿 野 苑 、 比 哈 爾 邦 的 泰 爾 哈 拉 和 伯 爾 岡 。 銘 文 內 容 涉 及 阿 嚕 力 迦 心 真 言 , 此 乃 觀 自 在 菩 薩 蓮 花 部 三 字 半 真 言 。 比 哈 爾 邦 雕 像 殘 件 的 原 型 極 有 可 能 是 六 臂 不 空 羂 索 觀 音 , 即 觀 自 在 菩 薩 的 化 身 之 一 。 此 外 , 伯 爾 岡 雕 像 銘 文 是 唯 一 確 定 的 梵 語 銘 刻 的 不 空 羂 索 心 陀 羅 尼 , 此 陀 羅 尼 創 作 於 南 亞 , 並 於 第 一 個 千 年 中 後 期 傳 至 東 亞 。 阿 嚕 力 迦 心 真 言 亦 可 見 於 密 教 文 獻 中 , 梵 語 原 本 和 漢 語 、 藏 語 譯 本 中 均 有 記 載 。 本 文 研 究 結 果 表 …
"Intrusive Art" at Ajaṇṭā in the Late Middle Period: The Case of Bhadrāsana Buddhas
Following the apparent chaos that ensued at Ajaṇṭā during the so-called "period of disruption" in the wake of King Hariṣeṇa's death (ca. 478-480 CE), local monks and residents in the caves continued to sponsor the donation of what we term "intrusive" images after the late Walter Spink. These new donations consisted of hundreds of Buddha images, a few of which retain today painted or incised dedicatory inscriptions in Sanskrit. Many of these image…
Lion Throne Buddhist Tiles Unearthed in Early Japan
An ancient Indian pedigree for Eastern Buddhist imagery is often assumed. However, one peculiar buddha image type, examined in this article, is still unidentified in South Asia and yet has been found at numerous sites in Southeast and East Asia. It consists of a buddha seated in majesty (Skt. bhadrāsana; Jp. iza or izō ) on a lion throne (Skt. siṁhāsana; Jp. shishiza ) and preaching with the right hand raised. This Buddhist iconographic type was …
Online Appendix: The Advantage in a Dustheap-rag (Paṁsukūlānisaṁsa)
The Advantage in a Dustheap-rag (Paṁsukūlānisaṁsa)
This study begins by providing a brief overview of the Thai Buddhist tradition of bangsukun, in which discarded rag robes (paṁsukūla) are offered to monks as symbols of life’s impermanence (anicca) and to share merit (puñña). We then present a fresh new edition and English translation of the Paṁsukūlānisaṁsa, a rare Pali text composed in Thailand that details the spiritual benefits of offering dustheap-rag robes to buddhas and monks. Rooted in ea…
The Creative South: Buddhist and Hindu Art in Mediaeval Maritime Asia, edited by Andrea Acri and Peter Sharrock
The Creative South: Buddhist and Hindu Art in Mediaeval Maritime Asia, edited by Andrea Acri and Peter Sharrock. ISEAS Publishing, 2022. 2 Volumes. Pb. Vol. 1, 375pp., SGD 49.90, ISBN-13: 9789814951487; Vol. 2, 257pp., SGD 49.90, ISBN-13: 9789814951517
A Pre-Angkorian Bronze Bodhisattva at the Art Institute of Chicago
This article examines a small pre-Angkorian bodhisattva in bronze (7th–8th century) at the Art Institute of Chicago, traditionally identified as Maitreya but never studied in depth. Its iconography, style, and casting technique are considered within the Mon–Khmer corpus of early mainland Southeast Asian Buddhist imagery. The study reassesses the absence of archeological context and the unsubstantiated attribution to the so-called Prakhon Chai or …
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