Kyaikpun Pagoda

Kyaikpun Buddhas

The Kyaikpun Pagoda ( Burmese ကျိုက် ပွန် ဘုရား , pronounced: tɕaiʔpʊ̀ɴ pʰəjá, translated: four Buddhas ) is a Buddhist temple complex in Bago , Myanmar .

history

According to legend, the complex was built in the 7th century AD by King Migadippa of Bago. In the 15th century, King Dhammazedi had the Buddha figures renewed. At the beginning of the 21st century the figures were renovated again.

description

The Buddhas of the four world ages Kakusandha , Konagamana , Kassapa and Gautama sit leaning against a 30 m high square pillar and look in the four main directions: Kakusandha to the east, Konagamana to the south, Kassapa to the west and Gautama to the north.

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Individual evidence

1. ^ Dittmar: Thailand and Burma. 1984, p. 329.
2. ↑ Markand et al.: Myanmar. 2006, p. 190.
3. ↑ Small: Burma. 1982, p. 162.

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. 329.
• Wilhelm Klein: Burma (= Apa Guides. ). Nelles, Munich 1982, ISBN 3-88618-991-0 , p. 162.
• Andrea Markand, Markus Markand, Martin H. Petrich, Volker Klinkmüller: Myanmar. (Burma) (= Stefan Loose Travel Manuals. ). 2nd completely revised edition. DuMont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 3-7701-6147-5 , p. 190.

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Coordinates: 17 ° 18 ′ 15 ″  N , 96 ° 27 ′ 32 ″  E