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Mahabodhi Temple, Bagan

Coordinates: 21°10′24″N 94°51′38″E / 21.173240°N 94.860481°E / 21.173240; 94.860481
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Mahabodhi Temple
မဟာဗောဓိဘုရား
Religion
AffiliationTheravada Buddhism
Location
LocationBagan, Mandalay Region
CountryMyanmar
Mahabodhi Temple, Bagan is located in Myanmar
Mahabodhi Temple, Bagan
Shown within Myanmar
Geographic coordinates21°10′24″N 94°51′38″E / 21.173240°N 94.860481°E / 21.173240; 94.860481
Architecture
FounderKing Htilominlo
Completedearly 13th century

The Mahabodhi Temple (Burmese: မဟာဗောဓိဘုရား [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.[1]: 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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  1. ^ Coedès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella (ed.). The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.