Shite Thaung Temple
The Shite Thaung Temple ( Burmese ရှစ်သောင်း ဘုရား ; pronounced: ʃaɪʔθáʊɴ pʰəɹá) is a Buddhist temple in Mrauk U , Myanmar . It was built 1535–1536 under King Min Bar . Its name means: "Temple of 80,000 Images".
description
The temple stands in the vicinity of the Andaw and Ratanabon pagodas on a rectangular platform, which is occupied on three sides with small stupas. A covered stairway leads from the south up to the platform. A large, bell-shaped stupa sits enthroned in the middle of the square temple building , four smaller similar structures sit on the corners, with 24 smaller stupas in between. A hall is built in front of the temple in the east, from which one can directly access the cella.
Three interconnected corridors surround the cella and contain countless sculptures and reliefs. Noteworthy are the 28 outwardly open niches in the outer wall, in which the 28 last Buddhassit back to back twice; one looks outside, the other in the outer of the three galleries, the inner walls of which are covered with six rows of reliefs running one above the other. The rows of reliefs are interrupted at the corners by life-size sculptures of the builder in his role as the earthly representative of the sky god Indra.
gallery
Ministupas in front of Ratanabon and Andaw 
Museum entrance hall 
Portal to the temple 
Dealing with Buddhas 
Life in the temple 
King Min Bar 
Shielded Buddhas 
Big Buddha
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gutman: Burma's Lost Kingdoms. 2001, pp. 95-99.
literature
- Pamela Gutman: Burma's Lost Kingdoms. Splendor of Arakan . Orchid Press, Bangkok 2001, ISBN 974-8304-98-1 , pp. 94-105.
- Wilhelm Klein: Burma (= Apa Guides. ). Nelles, Munich 1982, ISBN 3-88618-991-0 , p. 258.
- Markand, Petrich, Klinkmüller: Myanmar . Stefan Loose Travel Handbooks, 2nd edition Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-7701-6147-5 , p. 419f.
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Coordinates: 20 ° 35 ′ 51 ″ N , 93 ° 11 ′ 35 ″ E