Abeyadana

Site common name	Abeyadana
Type of artwork	Architecture
Province/City	Bagan
State	Mandalay
Country	Myanmar
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 21.148889 Long : 94.8575

History of production	The legend narrates that Kyanzittha ordered to constructed this stupa at the spot where Queen Abeyadana (Abhayaratnā) met him during his escaping from the anger of King Sawlu.
Art	The dim interior seems to be the most popular concept for the early Pagan art. That is why the lattice window is so popular during this period. The window-niche is beautified with the short leafs on the top of the pediment, characteristic of the period of Early Pagan. The superstructure comprises the series of sloping roofs, typical to the early period of Pagan art, and the Pāla style stupa as the pinnacle. The Pālal styled stupa is characterized by the multi-angled square Harmikā and the Chatravali decorated with the tiny triangle. Abeyadana is the fine example of the Ku or temple of the early Pagan art.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Pagan
Age	10th-12th century A.D.
Religion	Buddhism
Sect	Theravada
Related artwork	Despite being dedicated to Theravāda, the mural inside this temple is full of the depictions of several Mahāyāna Bodhisattvas, indicating the overwhelming influences of Pala art during Pagan period.

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2015-02-00
Record creator	Chedha Tingsanchali