Htilominlo temple
Coordinates: 21 ° 10 ′ 43 " N , 94 ° 52 ′ 45" E
The Htilominlo Temple , Hti-lo-min-lo, (No. 1812); is a Buddhist temple in Bagan in northern Myanmar . It was completed under King Nandaungmya (r. 1211–1230) in the first years of his reign, making it one of the last great temples built in Bagan.
The temple is 46 m high, its square base has a side length of 43 m. On the ground floor and on the first floor there are four Buddha statues each , which look in the four cardinal directions. On both floors there are three recessed terraces, the corners of which are decorated with small stupas . A Shikhara with a gold-plated Hti (Burmese: screen) forms the upper end . The temple and king take their names from the electoral process to which Nandaungmya (also called Htilominlo) owes his kingship: his father Narapatisithu gathered his five sons around a white umbrella; whoever was elected crown prince toward whom the umbrella tilted. Allegedly the election took place at the place where the Htilominlo temple now stands.
literature
- Paul Strachan: Pagan. Art & Architecture of Old Burma. 2nd UK edition. Kiscadale Publications, Oxford 1996, ISBN 1-870838-85-8 , p. 98.
- 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 , pp. 311, 346.
