Mahabodhi Temple | |
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မဟာဗောဓိဘုရား | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
Location | |
Location | Bagan, Mandalay Region |
Country | Myanmar |
Geographic coordinates | 21°10′24″N 94°51′38″E / 21.173240°N 94.860481°E / 21.173240; 94.860481 |
Architecture | |
Founder | King Htilominlo |
Completed | early 13th century |
The Mahabodhi Temple (Burmese: မဟာဗောဓိဘုရား [məhà bɔ́dḭ tɕáʊɰ̃]) is a Buddhist temple located in Bagan, Myanmar. It was built during the reign of King Htilominlo (r. 1211–1235), and is modelled after the Mahabodhi Temple in Bihar, India.[1]: 183 The temple is built in an architectural style typical during the Gupta period, and contains a large pyramidal tower with many niches containing over 450 images of Buddha. The temple survived the 1975 Bagan earthquake, and was repaired in following years.