Nagayon Pagoda ( my, နဂါးရုံဘုရား, also known as Nagayon Temple) is a
Buddhist
Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...
temple
A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called churches), Hinduism (whose temples ...
in
Amarapura
Amarapura ( my, အမရပူရ, MLCTS=a. ma. ra. pu ra., , ; also spelt as Ummerapoora) is a former capital of Myanmar, and now a township of Mandalay city. Amarapura is bounded by the Irrawaddy river in the west, Chanmyathazi Township in t ...
, a former royal capital in
Mandalay Region
Mandalay Region ( my, မန္တလေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Mandalay Division) is an administrative divisions of Myanmar, administrative division of Myanmar. It is located in the center of the country, bordering ...
,
Myanmar
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(Burma). The temple was built by
Anauk Nanmadaw Ma Mya Lay
Thiri Maha Thuta Yadana Sanda Dewi ( my, သီရိမဟာသုတရတနာစန္ဒာဒေဝီ, pi, Sīrimahāsutaratanā candādevī; born Ma Mya Kyote; 1809 – 1845), commonly known as Anauk Nanmadaw Ma Mya Lay ( my, အနေ ...
, the Queen of the Western Palace during the reign of
Bagyidaw
Bagyidaw ( my, ဘကြီးတော်, ; also known as Sagaing Min, ; 23 July 1784 – 15 October 1846) was the seventh king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma from 1819 until his abdication in 1837. Prince of Sagaing, as he was commonly known ...
, during the first half of the 1800s. The temple's exterior is known for its unusual design. The roof of the temple is draped by the
naga
Naga or NAGA may refer to:
Mythology
* Nāga, a serpentine deity or race in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions
* Naga Kingdom, in the epic ''Mahabharata''
* Phaya Naga, mythical creatures believed to live in the Laotian stretch of the Mekong Riv ...
Mucalinda
Mucalinda, Muchalinda or Mucilinda is the name of a nāga, a snake-like being, who protected the Gautama Buddha from the elements after his enlightenment.
It is said that six weeks after Gautama Buddha began meditating under the Bodhi Tree, t ...
, who protected the Buddha from the elements while achieving enlightenment.
Gallery
File:Ava army.jpg, Nagayon Pagoda in a 19th-century painting.
File:Le Tour du monde-02-p289.jpg, Nagayon Pagoda in a 19th-century painting.
File:Nagayon (Amarapura) 03.jpg, Buddha statue, inside of Nagayon Pagoda.
File:Nagayon Pagoda, Amarapura 02.JPG, Nagayon Pagoda.
See also
*
Kyaung
A ''kyaung'' (, ) is a monastery ( vihara), comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of Buddhist monks. Burmese ''kyaungs'' are sometimes also occupied by novice monks (samanera), lay attendants (''kappiya''), nuns (''thilashin''), and you ...
References
Buddhist temples in Myanmar
Amarapura
19th-century Buddhist temples
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