Address Bagan Nan-hpaya Temple, Myanmar Myin Ka Bar, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Brahma Introduction                 Nan-hpaya Temple (also spelled Nanpaya) (11th century) is likely one of the first free-standing ‘cave’ type temples at Bagan. Built during the reign of King Anawrahta (r. 1044-1077), the founder of the Bagan Empire, it is startlingly sophisticated for such an early […]

Address Bagan Nanda-ma-nya-hpaya, Myanmar Nyaung-U, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma)          Moolavar Buddha Introduction                  Nanda-ma-nya-hpaya Temple (mid 13th century) stands about 1 kilometer north or Minnathu village, to the right of the road leading from the village to the modern Aureum Palace hotel. Though it is a small temple, measuring about 9 x 9.5 meters, its interior contains […]

Address Bagan Naga-yon-hpaya Temple,  Myanmar Nyaung-U, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction                         The Naga-yon temple probably dates to the 11th-12th centuries, or more narrowly to the late 11th century. It is largely similar in plan to the nearby Abe-ya-dana-hpaya, though it was built slightly later and is about 50% larger. Strachan notes that in contrast […]

Address Bagan Zanthi West Temple, Myanmar Bagan, Nyaung-U, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction                 Zanthi West Temple, classified as Monument No. 557, is located in a field south of Minnanthu village. It is called Zanthi West to distinguish it from its smaller cousin, Monument No. 558, informally dubbed Zanthi East. Puranic Significance  The temple is cruciform in […]

Address Bagan Na-gyi-hpaya Temple, Myanmar Taung Ywar Naung, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction                          Na-gyi-hpaya Temple (12th century) is a small Buddhist temple stands immediately to the east of the much larger Abe-ya-dana-hpaya Temple, and as a consequence is often overlooked. It is well worth a detour for its own sake as it boasts a stunning […]

Address Bagan Myinkaba Kubyauk-gyi Temple, Myanmar Myin Ka Bar, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction                                      Myinkaba Kubyauk-gyi Temple is the earliest datable monument at Bagan, built in the year 1113 by Prince Yazakumar, the son of King Kyansittha (r. 1084-1112/13). It is located on the north side of Myinkaba village, adjacent to the Myazedi stupa […]

Address Baga Monument 1588, Myanmar Unnamed Road, Old Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction                                   Baga Monument 1588 (built c. 13th century), This unnamed stupa, designated Monument Number 1588, stands 250 meters NE of Thatbyinnyu temple, and almost directly opposite the Pitakat-Taik library. It is a solid core stupa  with relented square plan about 20 meters on each […]

Address Bagan Monument 1375, Myanmar Myin Ka Bar, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction                                Monument 1375 (c. 13th century) is a small temple located north of Myinkaba village, about 180 meters north of the Kubyauk-gyi (Mon# 1323) and 60 meters west of Kubyauk-nge (Mon. #1391). It is nearly symmetrical with an almost square plan measuring 7.4 x […]

Address Bagan Monument 1374, Myanmar Myin Ka Bar, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction                 Monument 1374 (c. 13th century) is a small temple located north of Myinkaba village, about 130 meters north of the Kubyauk-gyi temple. Although measuring just 8 x 10 meters in plan, the temple includes a stunning variety of well-preserved stucco ornament and […]