Bawbawgyi Pagoda
{{Short description|Buddhist Pagoda in Bago, Myanmar}}
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Bawbawgyi Pagoda ({{langx|my|ဘောဘောကြီး စေတီ}}) is a Buddhist stupa and one of the oldest Buddhist structures in the history of ancient edifices in Myanmar,{{cite news |title=Sri Ksetra: UNESCO Treasure to Discover on a Short Break from Yangon |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/travel/sri-ksetra-unesco-treasure-discover-short-break-yangon.html |work=The Irrawaddy |date=21 November 2018 |access-date=13 June 2020 |archive-date=14 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614004301/https://www.irrawaddy.com/travel/sri-ksetra-unesco-treasure-discover-short-break-yangon.html |url-status=live }} located in the Sri Ksetra Archaeological Zone north of the city of Pyay. The stupa was constructed during the Pyu period in the 5th century and is in excellent structural condition, having miraculously survived a number of major earthquakes over the preceding centuries. The history of this stupa is unknown since there were no stone inscription was found.{{cite news |title=Bawbawgyi Pagoda |url=https://myanmars.net/bago/bawbawgyi-pagoda.html |work=Myanmars.net |language=en-gb |access-date=2020-06-09 |archive-date=2020-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609124835/https://myanmars.net/bago/bawbawgyi-pagoda.html |url-status=live }}
History
Of uncertain age, the stupa was likely built between the 5th and the 6th centuries when the Pyu people commanded the circular city immediately to the north. Despite its antiquity, the pagoda is in excellent structural condition, having miraculously survived a number of major earthquakes over the preceding centuries.
Architecture
The Bawbawgyi Pagoda has a largely cylindrical body, topped by a conical drum, crowned by a hti ("umbrella").Marshall, Taw 1908: 1117 The overall structure is {{cvt|46.6|m}} tall, and consists of:
- five terraces, {{cvt|8|m}}
- the cylindrical body, {{cvt|22.3|m}}
- the conical drum, {{cvt|7.3|m}}
- the amalaka, {{cvt|1.53|m}}
- the hti, {{cvt|7.5|m}}
Like some stupas in Bagan, the pagoda's main body encloses a long hollow section, {{cvt|3.1|m}} in diameter and {{cvt|24.3|m}} in height.
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Bibliography
- {{cite journal | last1=Marshall | first1=J.H. | last2=Taw | first2=Sein Ko | author-link2=Taw Sein Ko | title=Archaeological Exploration in India, 1907–08: Prome | journal=Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8m3NSqYfYbkC | volume=61 | year=1908 | pages=1115–1118 | location=London | publisher=The Royal Asiatic Society}}
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