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Pathodawgyi

Keywords : Bagan, King Bagyidaw, Amarapura, Pathodawgyi, Taungtaman lake

Site common namePathodawgyi
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CityAmarapura
StateMandalay
CountryMyanmar
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 27.911389
Long : 96.056389

History of productionKing Bagyidaw had this gigantic stupa constructed near Taungtaman lake in Amarapura as one of the main stupa in his capital.
ArtThe composition of Pathodawgyi is closely similar to Pagan art, especially the triple base decorating the Jātaka panels and the double torus moldings. In the middle of each base, there are staircases providing the access to the circumambulatory path on the top of each base. The bell-shaped element is decorated with Kāla faces disgorging the garland. These above-mentioned characters are under the inspiration of Pagan influences while the elongate banana-bud-liked pinnacle is different from the shorter one in Pagan art.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodAmarapura-Mandalay
Age18th-19th 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