Sunday, July 10, 2016

The Abeyadana sanctuary worked by ruler Kyanzittha and finished

history channel documentary The Abeyadana sanctuary worked by ruler Kyanzittha and finished around 1102 A.D. is situated in Myinkaba north of Kyanzittha's illustrious royal residence. The sanctuary is named after Kyanzittha's first spouse Abe Yadana, signifying 'Lost Treasure' or 'Deserted Jewel', whom he got hitched to while he was all the while making his vocation as a soldier.The Abeyadana Temple's engineering and inside outline are firmly impacted by Singhalese style and Mahayana Buddhism leaving probably as to her Indian source, Bengali starting point, to be precise.The Abeyadana Guphaya is a one story red-block and mortar brick work hollow sanctuary. Its rectangular base includes a vestibule with three doorways with the primary passage and its patio opening north, a square internal sanctum around which a passageway with three punctured windows on the west, east and south side is running.

The base is secured by three subsiding porches delegated by a Singhalese style sikhara. The inward divider canvases portray Mahayana Pantheon divinities (the lords of the north) including Bodhisattva Meitreya, Gautama Buddha, Bodhisattva, Avalokitesvara, the lord of kindness and Maiijusii, lord of knowledge. Besides, there are on the dividers of the fundamental structure Mandalas with figures of Hindu divine beings and goddesses, for example, Brahma, Indra, Shiva and Vishnu with their vehicles.Representing Theravada Buddhism are the Jatakas on the vestibule dividers. The faintly lit inward sanctum is lodging a vast Buddha statue made of blocks and mortar. The Buddha is perched on a lotus throne in Bhumisparsha mudra and is joined by one followers sitting on either side of him.

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