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Tavatimsa Heaven : Mural in Lokathiekpan

Keywords : Lokathiekpan, Sumeru, Phyathat, Chulamanee pagoda, Thussa pagoda

Site common nameLokathiekpan
Type of artworkPainting
Village-
Province/CityBagan
StateMandalay
CountryMyanmar
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 21.165
Long : 94.865278

History of productionLokathiekpan is a small pagoda. It is situated not very far from Shwezigon pagoda. There is no history of who had built the pagoda or when it was built. Looking at the style of the pagoda, however, it is clear that this pagoda was built in mid-Pagan era, around the end of 17 century BE.
ArtThe mural is a lot similar to Pala style in using warm colors as the main colors, for example. However, Pyathat or a castle whose roof is the multi-storeyed is a characteristic of Pagan. This Pyathat is the evidence that shows wooden building and woodwork in Pagan era which cannot be found nowadays.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodPagan
Age16-18 century BE
ReligionBuddhism
SectTheravada
Religion and beliefAccording to the legend, on top of Sumeru is where Tavatimsa Heaven is located. It is the heaven of Indra and it is where the Buddha stayed and preached to his mother.
Related artworkFrom the mural, the Buddha stayed in a castle on Tavatimsa Heaven during his visit to his mother. This castle might be the Royal Castle or the Castle of the Indra. On top of the castle appears two more pagodas: Chulamanee pagoda and Thussa pagoda.

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