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Pitaka Thiek

Keywords : Tripitaka hall, Bagan, King Anawratha

Site common namePitaka Thiek
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CityBagan
StateMandalay
CountryMyanmar
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 21.171111
Long : 94.913333

History of productionKing Anawratha launched his army for capturing Thaton as Manuha, the king of Mon, had tried to disobey against him. After the capture of Thaton, the Theravāda canons have been taken to Pagan and King Anawratha constructed Pitaka Thiek to enshrine them.
ArtPitaka Thiek is the most ancient example of Phyathat in Burmese art. This square temple comprises the thickly walled body supporting the series of sloping roofs. The roofs are quite squat comparing to the elongate ones in Mandalay period. It is difficult to prove whether this temple belongs to the reign of Anawratha or not. However, the style of this temple reveals that this temple is dated to the early period of Pagan Art.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodPagan
Age10th-12th century A.D.
ReligionBuddhism
SectTheravada

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-02-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali