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| Children outside the wall of the Ananda Temple |
February 27, Tuesday Bagan, Myanmar
Next, we went to the Ananda Temple, built at the beginning of the 1100s by the second king of Bagan. Built on a greek cross plan
, it has 4 large standing buddhas inside facing the 4 cardinal directions. There is an interior circumambulating corridor and exterior
corridor. The Buddhas are large - 9.5 meters tall - and from far away the Buddha appears smiling, but when you come closer, he becomes serious. In the interior corridors there are many smaller statues, depicting the life of Buddha – including
the most famous statue of his nativity scene. Also, green glazed terra cotta tiles ring the outside of the temple with more scenes from the Buddha's life.
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| The beautiful Ananda Temple in Bagan is build in successive squares - like a Greek cross church |
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| These four super large Buddhas smile serenely |
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| Exterior courtyard of Ananda Temple |
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| Interior circumambulatory corridor lined with niches containing Buddha statues |
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| Each of the 4 Buddhas is somewhat different |
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| Dry fresco paintings decorate the corridors |
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| Green glazed terra cotta tiles decorate the outside of the temple with scenes from Buddha's life |
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