Mahabodhi Temple, Bagan
Mahabodhi Temple | |
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မဟာဗောဓိဘုရား | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
Location | |
Location | Bagan, Mandalay Region |
Country | Myanmar |
Geographic coordinates | 21°10′24″N 94°51′38″E / 21.173240°N 94.860481°E |
Architecture | |
Founder | King Htilominlo |
Completed | early 13th century |
The Mahabodhi Temple (Burmese: မဟာဗောဓိဘုရား [məhà bɔ́dḭ tɕáʊɰ̃]) is a Buddhist temple located in Bagan, Myanmar. It was constructed during the reign of King Htilominlo (r. 1211–1235), and is modeled after the Mahabodhi Temple in Bihar, India.[1]: 183 The temple is built in an architectural style typical of the Gupta period, and contains a large pyramidal tower with many niches containing over 450 images of Buddha. Despite the 1975 Bagan earthquake, the temple survived and underwent repairs in the subsequent years.
References
- ^ Coedès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella (ed.). The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.
- Pictorial Guide to Pagan. Rangoon: Ministry of Culture. 1975 [1955].
- Fiala, Robert D. (2002). "Mahabodhi Paya (c. 1250)". Asian Historical Architecture. Retrieved 12 August 2006.
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