Myanmar 15 Bagan Sulamani temple

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Sulamani Temple
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Sulamani Temple is one of Bagan's premier temple
attractions. The name itself means Crowning Jewel
or Small Ruby. It was the first and most
important temple of the late period (1170-1300)
of Bagan. It was one of many temples and stupas
built by Narapatisithu.
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In order that men might follow the Path and
reach fruition in Nibbana, he built a great work
of merit with two hollow storeys and called it
Sulamani." Thus do the chronicles record this
act of merit by King Narapatisithu (1174- 1211)..
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A market at the entrance to Sulamani. Like other
temples, merchants had stores right up to the
main door.
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Glazed terracotta plaques of different sizes and
patterns decorate the terraces
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The name chosen Culamcini in Pali, meaning
"Crowning Jewel"- was a particularly sacred one,
being the name of the reliquary monument in the
celestial abode of Tavatimsa in which was
enshrined the holy hair of the Buddha when, as
Prince Siddhattha, he cut it off to renounce the
world and set out on a life of asceticism.
Guardian spirit is believed to be the protector
of the Temple
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The chronicles also record how Narapatisithu
settled on a site for the temple. It is said that
once, when Narapatisithu was returning from
climbing Mount Tuywin, he chanced upon a ruby
shining radiantly in a hollow. He exclaimed, "It
is a sign for me to make a work of merit here!",
and, making men fill up the hollow, he built the
Sulamani there.
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The Sulamani consists of two-story, each of which
is square in plan, with porches on all four sides
but with the eastern porch extending farther than
the others. The upper storey is set back from the
lower, but it is of the same height. Both story
are surmounted by receding terraces, with
crenellated parapets and small stupas at the
corners.
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A side view of the Buddha image with men applying
gold leaf A Buddha image is the principle object
of worship in the temple. To gain increased
merit, Buddhists often apply squares of gold leaf
to the statue. Popular places on the Buddhas
body are the forehead, his lap or his arms, clear
for all to see.
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In the ground storey, a vaulted corridor runs
around the central pile of solid brickwork, each
side of which has a seated image of the Buddha on
a pedestal.
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Two narrow flights of steps set into the thick
walls lead to the terrace above the eastern
porch. From there, two broad stairways lead to
the upper storey. Here too a vaulted corridor
runs around the central block, which has a recess
on the eastern side to form an image chamber.
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The inner walls of the temple were once decorated
with paintings, but they are now obliterated or
overlaid with more recent paintings of no great
artistic merit.
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Sulamani Temple, known as the Crowning Jewel, is
one of the most attractive and the
most-frequently visited temples in Bagan
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Sulamani Temple is a prime example of later, more
sophisticated temple styles, with better internal
lighting, similar to the Thatbyinnyu Temple and
Htilominlo Temple
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There is much to see in Sulamani Temple. Carved
stucco on moldings, pediments and pilasters
stands for some of Bagans finest ornamental work
and is in fairly good condition. Buddha images
face the four directions from ground floor.
Glazed plaques around the base and terraces are
also still visible with many different murals.
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During the kingdom's height between the 11th and
13th centuries, over 10,000 Buddhist temples,
pagodas and monasteries were constructed in the
Bagan plains alone, of which the remains of over
2200 temples and pagodas still survive to the
present day.
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Bagan, located in an active earthquake zone, had
suffered from many earthquakes over the ages,
with over 400 recorded earthquakes between 1904
and 1975. Today, 2229 temples and pagodas
remain. Bagan today is a main tourist destination
in the country's nascent tourism industry, which
has long been the target of various boycott
campaigns.
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