Address Bagan East and West Hpet-leik, Myanmar New Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction                          The East and West Hpetleik temples predate the reign of King Anawrahta (r. 1044-77) and the ‘canonical’ Bagan architecture that derived from his reign. They are a pair their barrel-shaped stupas and wide, flat roofed bases are distinctly different from […]

Address Bagan Ananda Pahto Temple, Myanmar Anawrahta Rd, Old Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction                 The Ananda Pahto, or Phaya, was the first of Bagan’s great temples, and remains one of the finest, and most beautiful, of all of Bagan’s architectural complexes. It is a symmetrical masterpiece of Mon architectural style and, with some North Indian […]

Address Pyay Leimyethna Paya Temple, Myanmar Pyay Road, Tharay-Khit-taya, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction                 Leimyethna Paya literally means the “Temple of the Four Faces” in reference to its square, symmetrical layout. It stands on a low hill and was once surrounded by a moat. The interior includes a central pillar with a square corridor for circumambulation, […]

Address Pyay East Zegu Paya Temple, Myanmar Pyay Road, Tharay-Khit-taya, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction                    The East Zegu Paya is located within the boundaries of the old city of Sri Ksetra, about 600 meters southeast of the old city center. Measuring about 7.5 meters on each side, its design suggests that it was built as […]

Address Minnanthu Payathonzu Temple, Myanmar (Burma)             Nyaung-U, Minnanthu village, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction                                The Payathonzu Temple (Temple of Three Buddhas”) is a Buddhist temple located in the village of Minnanthu (southeast of Bagan) in Burma. It is unique in the sense that the temple consists of three temples conjoined through narrow passages. The structure dates from the latter […]

Address Mingun Pahtodawgyi Buddhist Stupa, Myanmar (Burma) Min Kun, Mandalay, Sagaing Region, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction                 Mingun Pahtodawgyi  is an incomplete monument stupa in Mingun, approximately 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) northwest of Mandalay in Sagaing Region in central Myanmar (formerly Burma). The ruins are the remains of a massive construction project begun by King Bodawpaya in 1790 which was intentionally left unfinished. The Pahtodawgyi is seen […]