Upali Ordination Hall
{{Short description|Buddhist ordination hall in Myanmar}}
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| name = Upāli Ordination Hall
| native_name = ဥပါလိသိမ်
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| sect = Theravada Buddhism
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| municipality = Bagan
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| region = Mandalay Region
| country = Myanmar
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Upāli Ordination Hall ({{Langx|my|ဥပါလိသိမ်}}, {{langx|pi|Upāli Sīmā}}) is a Buddhist ordination hall located midway between Bagan and Nyaung U in Myanmar.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RWNBAQAAIAAJ|title=Report of the Superintendent|last=Survey|first=Burma Archaeological|publisher=Superintendent, Government Print and Stationery|year=1902|language=en}} The ordination hall is known for its well-preserved Konbaung Dynasty interior frescoes.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wiUTOanLClcC|title=Hindu-Buddhist Architecture in Southeast Asia|last=Chihara|first=Daigorō|publisher=BRILL|year=1996|isbn=9004105123|language=en}}
The ordination hall was built during the reign of King Anawrahta and was consecrated by four monks from Ceylon, led by Upāli Thera. The exterior was altered during the reign of Bodawpaya.{{Cite journal|last=Bailey|first=Jane Terry|year=1978|title=Some Burmese Paintings of the Seventeenth Century and Later. Part II: The Return to Pagán|jstor=3249813|journal=Artibus Asiae|volume=40|issue=1|pages=41–61|doi=10.2307/3249813}} The interior frescoes were begun on 4 March 1794 and completed a year later. The highest tier depicts the 28 past Buddhas seated in the bhūmisparśa mudra, while the middle tier depicts scenes from the Jataka tales, and the lowest tier depicts the rehabilitation of a Buddhist monk who has violated the Vinaya.