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Brahma in Nanpaya

Keywords :

Site common nameNanpaya
Type of artworkSculpture
Province/CityBagan
StateMandalay
CountryMyanmar
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 21.148889
Long : 94.8575

ArtChedis in the beginning of Pukam art usuallu have four columns supoprt “Sikara”. There are Bhraman cravings around , which is unigue to this chedi only. The iconography of Bhraman is similar to that in Pala art. This archaeological site can be dated in the early Pukam period.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodPagan
Age16-18 centuries BE.
ReligionBuddhism
Religion and beliefBecasue this religious site was built under Theravada Buddhism, the Bhraman might be the one on Buddhism more than in Hinduism. This Bhraman might be the follower of the principle Buddha image in the middle.
Related artworkBhraman has four faces and is related to lotus such as holding it or sitting on it.

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-07-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali