Mahabodhi Temple, Bagan

{{Short description|Prominent Buddhist temple in Bagan, Myanmar}}

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{{Infobox religious building

| name = Mahabodhi Temple

| native_name = မဟာဗောဓိဘုရား

| image = Bagan 121.jpg

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| location = Bagan, Mandalay Region

| coordinates = {{coord|21.173240|94.860481|display=inline,title}}

| religious_affiliation = Theravada Buddhism

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| country = Myanmar

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| founded_by = King Htilominlo

| year_completed = early 13th century

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The Mahabodhi Temple ({{langx|my|မဟာဗောဓိဘုရား}} {{IPA|my|məhà bɔ́dḭ tɕáʊɰ̃|}}) is a Buddhist temple located in Bagan, Myanmar. It was constructed during the reign of King Htilominlo (r. 1211–1235), and is modeled after the Mahabodhi Temple in Bihar, India.{{cite book|last= Coedès|first= George|author-link= George Coedès|editor= Walter F. Vella|others= trans.Susan Brown Cowing|title= The Indianized States of Southeast Asia|year= 1968|publisher= University of Hawaii Press|isbn= 978-0-8248-0368-1}}{{rp|183}} The temple is built in an architectural style typical of the Gupta period, and contains a large pyramidal tower with many niches containing over 450 images of Buddha. Despite the 1975 Bagan earthquake, the temple survived and underwent repairs in the subsequent years.

References

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  • {{cite book |title=Pictorial Guide to Pagan | orig-year=1955 | year=1975 | publisher=Ministry of Culture | location=Rangoon }}
  • {{cite web| url=http://www.orientalarchitecture.com/myanmar/bagan/mahabodhi.php | title=Mahabodhi Paya (c. 1250) | access-date=2006-08-12 | last=Fiala | first=Robert D. | year=2002 | publisher=Asian Historical Architecture}}

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Category:Buddhist temples in Myanmar

Category:13th-century Buddhist temples

Category:Bagan

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