Myanmar 6 Bagan temples Nagayon and Abeyadana

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Myanmar!
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Myanmar
Sharing a common border with India, China,
Bangladesh, Laos, and Thailand, Myanmar is about
the size France and England together, one of the
largest countries in Southeast Asia. Its length
is about 2.000 km from the Tenasseri Peninsula in
the south to the north of Himalaya mountain
ranges which border Yunnan, Tibet and India
Official name       Republic of the Union of
MyanmarArea                    676 600 km²
Population           61 millions Capital     
          Nay Pyi Daw since 2005Biggest city   
     Yangon (Almost 6 millions inhabitants)
People and ethnic groups  Out of the 135
different ethnic groups, 68 are
Burmese, 9 Shan, 7 KarenOfficial
language  Burmese (Sinotibetan)Religion 
Theravada Bouddhism (87),
Christians (5), Islam (4)
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The Nagayon, built by King Kyansittha (1084-1113)
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Bagan (or Pagan) is an ancient city that was the
capital of the first Burmese empire. As the heart
of Burma during ancient times, Bagan serves as
home to temples and buildings built from the 11th
century to the 13th century. There are more than
2,000 pagodas and temples to be found, most of
which were built by the ancient kings and leaders
of Burma.
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The kingdom grew out of a small 9th-century
settlement at Pagan (Bagan) by the Mranma
(Burmans), who had recently entered the Irrawaddy
valley from the Kingdom of Nanzhao. Over the next
two hundred years, the small principality
gradually grew to absorb its surrounding regions
until the 1050s and 1060s when King Anawrahta
founded the Pagan Empire, for the first time
unifying under one polity the Irrawaddy valley
and its periphery.
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The Nagayon, built by King Kyansittha
(1084-1113), foreshadows his crowning
achievement, the Ananda. There are the same
sloping roofs, the same terraces, the same corner
stupas, the same spire and the same stupa finial.
But they are here used in a much more subdued
manner than in the Ananda. Of Môn style, it
resembles the Indian temples of the area of
Orissa.
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Bagan has been one of the most tourist affected
areas and there will be people selling paintings,
bronze and jewelry in almost every temple you
visit.
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Yoke thé is the Burmese name for marionette
puppetry. Nowadays, marionettes are very common
in tourist attractions and also amongst the
populace, as they resume their role of relatively
safer political satire and popular discontent.
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One penetrates by the principal entry which is
located at North in a rather dark hall. The
déambulatoire even is enlightened for him only by
5 windows with stucturées openings and limiting
itself to some rays of light.
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The déambulatoire is equipped with many niches
where were images of Buddhas - alas empty the
majority today.
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In fact of the niches for the 27 Buddhas which
preceded the historical Buddha Gautama, the 28.
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At the entry the vault of Nagayon shelters a
great Buddha (2 times natural size) upright (the
favorite position under Kyansitthar) protected by
Naga, and surrounded by two smaller Buddhas
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The large Buddha image in the inner shrine is
protected by a hooded Naga.
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The walls of the corridor have niches holding
stone sculptures depicting the Buddhas previous
to Gotama, as well as paintings showing scenes
from the Jatakas and the Final Life of Gotama
Buddha, with legends in Mon and Paii. According
to tradition, the name of the temple-Nagayon,
meaning '"Protected by the Naga Serpent'-derives
from an incident in Kyansittha's life.
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Once, when he was fleeing from the wrath of his
predecessor, King Sawlu (1077-1084), he was
watched over by a young naga while he slept. The
place then became the site of the Nagavon. The
naga, a serpent, sometimes human in form, is a
part of the Buddhist tradition, a notable
instance being the protection given to the Buddha
by the Naga king Mucalinda during the seven days
of a violent storm.
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Myanmar tradition also abounds with such accounts
as a Naga taking part in the foundation of
Thayekhittaya, a Naga princess becoming the queen
of Pyusawhti and a Naga image made and worshipped
by King Sawrahan. An inscription also records
that Kyansittha made an offering to the Naga in
the building of his palace.
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Just across the Nagayon Temple is the Abeyadana
temple, built during A.D 1102-1103. The history
of this temple says while Kyanzittha sheltered at
Nagayon during his flight from Sawlu. his wife
Abeyadana waited for him a short distance away.
At that site he subsequently built this temple
which is similar in plan to the Nagayon. The name
of the temple was given after King Kyanzittha's
first queen "Abeyadana whom he married while he
was still a young warrior
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The temple is located at the north of the royal
palace of King Kyanzittha. It is a temple of
classical architecture. bases square and large
porch in north where there lies a central pillar
and then a great sitting Buddha. Paintings are
the true treasure of this temple and they are
rich of teaching on the atmosphere of Bagan of
the ancient time.
Of the many Buddha niches lining the walls most
are empty. Some contain bodhisattvas and Hindu
showing a Mahayana influence accredited to the
tastes of Kyanzittha's Bengali bride.
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Abeyadana meaning the "abandoned jewel" was a
follower of Mahayana Buddhism since the frescoes
on the outer walls can be seen with images of the
Hindus Gods like Indra, Shiva and Vishnu. The
inner shrine contains a large brick-built seated
Buddha but the fine frescoes are the main
interest here.
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Of the many Buddha niches lining the walls most
are empty. Some contain bodhisattvas and Hindu
showing a Mahayana influence accredited to the
tastes of Kyanzittha's Bengali bride
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It is one of those monuments famous for their
fine frescos. The striking feature of its frescos
is that the pictures on the inner wall depict
Mahayana, Theravada Buddhist and Brahmanic
episodes. Devas and their vehicles were also
presented in the pictures.
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2013
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