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Manuha

Keywords : Bagan, King Anawratha, Manuha

Site common nameManuha
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CityBagan
StateMandalay
CountryMyanmar
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree
Lat : 21.153056
Long : 94.859167

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 Manuha has also been captured. The legend narrates that King Manuha was imprisoned at Pagan and he constructed the temple Manuha to express his distressing.
ArtManuha is the good example of the image-house or Paṭimāghara in Early Pagan Art. The temple comprises four attached image-houses, including three for sitting Buddha images and one for the reclining Buddha.
Art periodPagan
Age10th-12th century A.D.
ReligionBuddhism
SectTheravada
Religion and beliefIt is difficult to prove whether this temple belongs to the period of Manuha or not. However, this temple is the best examplefor Pagan image-house.

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