Lawkananda Pagoda
The Lawkananda Pagoda ( Burmese လောကနန္ဒာ စေ တီ ; pronounced: lɔ́ka̰nàɴda̰ zèdì, also Lokananda ) is a Buddhist stupa in Bagan , Myanmar .
history
It was built in 1059 under King Anawrahta and houses a copy of the tooth relic from Kandy ( Sri Lanka ). Anawrahta had received this because he had sent the Ceylonese experienced monks and copies of the holy scriptures that had served well in the revival of Buddhism there after the attack by the Indian Cholas.
description
The pagoda sits high above the Ayeyarwady River and is therefore a landmark for the ships on the river. It is one of the older stupas of Bagan and with its tall bell is reminiscent of the traditional forms of the Pyu . Its base is octagonal and five-tiered, and the stupa is crowned by an Hti .
gallery
Chinthes on the rise
Stupa
Bell bearer
Temple bell
Drum house
Nat Shrine
Ayeyarwadi
Sea pavilion
Individual evidence
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 , pp. 294, 319.
- 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. 136.
- 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 , p. 53f.
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Coordinates: 21 ° 7 ′ 38 ″ N , 94 ° 51 ′ 2 ″ E