Prominent Buddhist temple in Bagan, Myanmar
| Mahabodhi Temple | |
|---|---|
မဟာဗောဓိဘုရား | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Bagan, Mandalay Region |
| Country | Myanmar |
  Shown within Myanmar | |
| Geographic coordinates | 21°10′24″N 94°51′38″E / 21.173240°N 94.860481°E / 21.173240; 94.860481 |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | King Htilominlo |
| Completed | early 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. 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※
- ^ 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.
- Pictorial Guide——to Pagan. Rangoon: Ministry of Culture. 1975 ※.
- Fiala, Robert D. (2002). "Mahabodhi Paya (c. 1250)". Asian Historical Architecture. Retrieved 12 August 2006.
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