Address Tamote Shinpin Shwegugyi Temple, MyanmarKyaukse, Mandalay Region Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction                 The Tamote Shinpin Shwegugyi Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kyaukse, Mandalay Region, Myanmar. It was originally built by King Anawrahta of Pagan, and the second storey added by King Narapatisithu, and both were encased inside a huge stupa built by King Uzana of the Pinya dynasty. It was one of nine pagodas outside the […]

Address Shite Thaung Temple, Myanmar Mrauk-U, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction                                  The Shite-Thaung, a fortress like stone temple with a dark, maze like interior is one of Mrauk U’s most impressive monuments. The temple is located on a hill about one kilometer north of the Royal Palace. Shite-Thaung translates to “temple of the 80,000 […]

Address Mrauk U Koe-thaung Pagoda,  Myanmar Mrat Yeik Kyun, Mrauk-U, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction    Koe-thaung Pagoda is a large, rectangular, 16th-century monument on the eastern outskirts of Mrauk U, measuring approximately 77 meters on each side. Oriented roughly east-west, it is canted roughly 10 degrees counter-clockwise with the main approach facing east.  Puranic Significance  […]

Address Inwa Yedanasini Temple, Myanmar Yadana Hsemee Pagoda Complex, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction                 Yedanasini Temple (probably late 18th, early 19th centuries) is located on the west side of Inwa, one of the former capitals of the Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). While information on the origins of the temple is limited, it was probably founded […]

Address Bagan Tha- man- hpaya Temple, Myanmar Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction                      Tha-man-hpaya Temple (built 1275) is a Buddhist temple, this late-period temple stands immediately to the west of Minnathu village in a cultivated field, about 270 meters northwest of the Zanthi East temple, which is similar in design. According to epigraphy found […]

Address Bagan South Guni Temple,  Myanmar Taung Guni, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction                 South Guni (built 1190) (Taung Guni) is located just 400 meters SSW of Dhammayangi Temple. It is a large two-story structure enclosed in its own walled courtyard alongside Monument 767, a small stupa likely dating to the same period. Both structures share […]

Address Bagan So-min-gyi-ok-kyaung Monastery,  Myanmar Nyaung-U, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction                          So-min-gyi-ok-kyaung Monastery (12th century) is a large, multi-celled monastery built immediately to the south of the towering So-min-gyi-hpaya stupa. It comprises a large central courtyard measuring 13.13 x 14.93 meters, around which are placed a number of thick cells that were used by […]

Address Bagan So-min-gyi-hpaya Stupa, Myanmar Nyaung-U, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction                            So-min-gyi-hpaya Stupa (12th century) is a towering stupa located south of Myinkaba village on the southwest side of the Bagan Archaeological zone. Built in the 12th century, it is the only stupa at Bagan built with bands of glazed ornament running around each terrace. […]

Address Bagan Zanthi East Temple, Myanmar Wet Gyi Inn, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction                               Zanthi East (built 1233) formally known as Monument No. 558, stands immediately to the south of Minnanthu village. It should not be confused with the larger Zanthi temple (Monument 557) which stands directly to the southwest. According to epigraphy found […]

Address Bagan Ya-da-na-myit-zu Temple, Myanmar Old Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction                                 Ya-da-na-myit-zu temple (18th Century) is a small single-story building shaped like a Greek cross with openings on the north, south, and east sides. It contains a small central chamber measuring 3.47 x 3.45 meters, housing a marble seated image of the Buddha […]