Gubyaukgyi Temple
The Gubyaukgyi Temple (also Kubyaukgyi ) is a Buddhist temple in Bagan -Myinkaba, Myanmar .
history
The temple was built in 1113 by Prince Rajakumar , the son of King Kyanzittha .
description
The main building has a square floor plan; a vestibule has been added to the east, and the building is crowned by a Shikhara .
The central shrine is surrounded by a walkway, the walls of which are covered with paintings from the time the temple was built; they are among the oldest in Bagan. In the shrine itself there are well-preserved representations of the Jatakas , which are documented in the Mon language.
The outer walls are adorned with stucco ornaments with floral motifs; artistically designed stone lattice windows bring light into the walkway.
In the immediate vicinity is the Myazedi Pagoda with the stone of Rosette Burma: a pillar that is inscribed in the languages Mon , Pali , Burmese and Pyu and made it possible to decipher the Pyu script.
literature
- Johanna Dittmar: Thailand and Burma. Temples and royal cities between the Mekong and the Indian Ocean (= DuMont documents. Art travel guide. ). 3. Edition. DuMont, Cologne 1984, ISBN 3-7701-1206-7 , p. 316 and Fig. 118.
- Herbert Härtel, Jeannine Auboyer: India and Southeast Asia (= Propylaea art history . Vol. 21). Reprint in full. Propylaen-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main et al. 1985, ISBN 3-549-05666-4 , p. 310 and color table LXI.
- Wilhelm Klein: Burma (= Apa Guides. ). Nelles, Munich 1982, ISBN 3-88618-991-0 , p. 231 and photo p. 234.
- Nina Oshegowa, Sergej Oshegow: Art in Burma. 2000 years of architecture, painting and sculpture under the sign of Buddhism and animism. VEB EA Seemann, Leipzig 1988, ISBN 3-363-00054-5 , sketch 24 on p. 58.
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Coordinates: 21 ° 9 ′ 26 ″ N , 94 ° 51 ′ 39 ″ E