Manuha Temple
Manuha Temple (Burmese: မနူဟာဘုရား) is a Buddhist temple built in Myinkaba (located near Bagan), by captive Mon King Manuha in 1067, according to King Manuha's inscriptions. It is a rectangular building of two storeys. The building contains three images of seated Buddhas and an [[Reclining Buddha|image of Gautama Buddha entering Final Nibbana]]. Manuha Temple is one of the oldest temples in Bagan.
| Manuha Temple | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Myinkaba, Mandalay Region |
| Country | Myanmar |
  Shown within Myanmar | |
| Geographic coordinates | 21.153408°N 94.859152°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | King Manuha |
| Completed | 1067 |
About the same time Makuta, captive king of the Thaton Kingdom[1]: 150 (his name is now corrupted into 'Manuha'), must have built his colossal images at Myinpagan, where he was living in captivity, a mile S. of Pagan. "Stricken with remorse", says the Glass Palace Chronicle, "he built a colossal Buddha with legs crossed, and a dying Buddha as it were making pariniruâna; and he prayed saying 'Whithersoever I migrate in samsâra, may I never be conquered by another!' The temple is called Manuha to this day.
Gallery
Reclining Buddha at Manuha Temple
Buddha Image
References
- Coedès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella (ed.). The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.
- Pictorial Guide to Pagan. Rangoon: Ministry of Culture. 1975 [1955].
