Payathonzu Temple
The Payathonzu Temple is a Buddhist temple in Bagan , Myanmar ; he is near the village of Minnanthu . It was built towards the end of the 13th century.
description
The Payathonzu consists of three adjacent temple buildings of the same type, which are connected by vaulted passages. The paintings in the eastern and central part of the temple are among the best preserved in Bagan and show scenes from the Jatakas and the life of Gautama Buddha, surrounded by ornamental depictions and small-format grids with Buddha images. The western part of the temple has remained unfinished and has not been painted.
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. 320.
- Wilhelm Klein: Burma (= Apa Guides. ). Nelles, Munich 1982, ISBN 3-88618-991-0 , p. 234.
- 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. 236.
- 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 , pp. 105-109 and Fig. 61-65.
Web links
Commons : Payathonzu - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 21 ° 9 ′ 43.4 " N , 94 ° 54 ′ 12.2" E