Pyay Mathigya Stupa, Myanmar

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Pyay Mathigya Stupa, Myanmar

Pyay, Tharay-Khit-taya,

Myanmar (Burma)

Moolavar

Buddha

Introduction

The Mathigya Stupa is located on the south side of Sri Ksetra on Narrow Island in between the two concentric channels of the city’s moats. It comprises a three-meter high square terrace measuring about 15 to 16 meters on a side, flanked by four stairways extending five meters from each side of the base. A circular stupa, probably shaped like a beehive, once stood on the base, though only the lowermost courses of brick remain.

The site was excavated from 1927-28 by Charles Duroiselle, yielding burial urns and several plaques depicting men riding on horseback. The overall design of the stupa is similar to those found at Taxila in present-day Pakistan, as well as Nagarjunakonda in southeast India.