Thambula temple
The Thambula Temple is a Buddhist temple in Bagan , Myanmar ; he is near the village of Minnanthu .
history
It was built in 1255 by Thambula, the first wife of King Uzana .
description
The temple has a square plan and a porch to the east. A central pillar supports the three-tiered roof and the mighty Shikhara .
The paintings inside the temple show scenes from the Jatakas and life descriptions of the 28 last personified Buddhas.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Markand et al.: Myanmar. 2006, p. 236.
- ^ Dittmar: Thailand and Burma. 1984, p. 320.
- ↑ Oshegowa: Art in Burma. 1988, p. 115f.
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.
- 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. 114–116 and Fig. 77.
Web links
Commons : Thambula - collection of images, videos and audio files
Coordinates: 21 ° 9 ′ 46.9 ″ N , 94 ° 54 ′ 14.7 ″ E