Cast Bronze Wednesday Evening Buddha, Phra Lae Lei, 9 Inches

The Wednesday evening figure in the Thai weekday set is Phra Lae Lei, ปางป่าเลไลยก์. He sits in a relaxed forest seat while a monkey and an elephant approach with offerings. The story is the Parileyya retreat: the two animals brought honeycomb and fruit and stayed close. Thai telling treats it as simple giving, not as a mark of status.

A person born on Wednesday evening often keeps this image at home. The Thai week splits Wednesday. Morning is the standing alms-bowl pose. Evening is this forest seat. The match is custom. It is not a claim about health or luck.

Naree talks about the weekday Buddha set on Uniquely Thai Lao TV at 5:00 PM PST, including how families choose the figure that matches a birth day.

How it is made

This is cast bronze, formed by the lost-wax method used in Thai foundries. A wax model is built to the pose, with pour channels attached. A heat-proof coat goes over the wax and is dried. Firing empties the wax. Molten bronze fills the hollow. After cooling, the mold is broken away, and the monkey, the elephant, and the robe folds are chased clean. This listing does not mention a gold coating.

Details

• Height: 9 inches
• Pose: forest seat, monkey and elephant at the base
• Weekday: Wednesday evening
• Material: cast bronze
• : 5 pieces

It fits a shelf or a small home altar.

Care

Dust with a soft, dry cloth. Leave the darker metal in the folds if you want the cast look. Polishing brightens the high spots and thins that darker tone.