Road leading to Ananada Phaya |
Ananda Phaya south gate |
South gate to Ananda Phaya |
Ananda Phaya was built during the reign of King Kyanzittha (reigned 1084-1113) |
Sign at the west gate to Ananda Phaya, one of the oldest major temples in Bagan |
Statue at the west gate, Ananda Phaya |
Statue at the west gate, Ananda Phaya |
Ananda Phaya, one of the most popular temples at Bagan |
900+ year old Ananda Phaya, Bagan |
51m central tower, Ananda Phaya |
Detail of the roof of Ananda Phaya |
Ananda Phaya - Bagan |
Ananda Phaya - Bagan |
Ananda Pahto |
Side building at Ananda Phaya - Bagan |
Ananda Phaya roof detail with sculptures |
Ananda Phaya - Chinthe |
Twin-bodied Chinthe on a corner of Ananda Phaya |
Double-bodied Chinthe, Ananda Phaya |
Golden roof of Ananda Phaya |
Sculpture at Ananda Phaya |
Floor plan and cross-section of Ananda Phaya |
Western entrance hall, Ananda Phaya |
West entrance hall, Ananda Phaya |
Statue on the left side of the west entrance hall |
Western-facing Buddha - Gotama |
Gotama is an alternate spelling of Gautama, the historic Buddha |
Massive door, Ananda Phaya |
Smaller Buddha statues at the feet of the colossal Gautama |
Come back in 100 years and these may look like the Mahamuni in Mandalay |
Western Buddha of Ananda Phaya standing 9.5m tall |
Buddha in the gesture of no fear, abhaya mudra |
Dennis at Ananda Phaya |
Gold covered statue at the foot of Gautama |
Gold covered statue, Ananda Pahto |
Burmese donate to the temple by adding gold leaf to statues |
Buddha statue covered in gold |
West chapel of Ananda Phaya |
One of four monumental Buddhas at Ananda Phaya |
Buddha in the gesture of no fear, abhaya mudra |
Shin Arahan, the Mon monk who brought Buddhism to Myanmar and coverted King Kyanzittha to Theravada Buddhism |
King Kyanzittha (1040-1121), the first unifier of Burma and builder of Ananda Phaya |
Niche in the ambulatory leading to the north chapel |
Colossal Buddha of the North Chapel, Ananda Phaya |
North chapel - Kakusanda |
9.5m Buddha in the northern chapel of Ananda Phaya |
Kakusanda with the Dharmachakra Mudra (turning the Wheel of Law) |
Gold-covered Buddha in the north chapel |
East chapel of Ananda Phaya (Ananda Pahto) |
Konagamana, 2nd of the 5 Buddhas of the Present Era, east chapel of Ananda Phaya |
Konagamana making a Buddhist gesture (mudra) used only here |
Buddha calling the Earth to Witness |
Ambulatory between east and south, Ananda Phaya |
South chapel of Ananda Phaya - Kassapa |
Kassapa, the 3rd of 5 Buddhas of the present era |
Kassapa Turning the Wheel of Law |
South chapel of Ananda Phaya - Kassapa |
Floor of Ananda Phaya |
South chapel of Ananda Phaya - Kassapa |
South chapel of Ananda Phaya - Kassapa |
South chapel of Ananda Phaya - Kassapa |
South chapel of Ananda Phaya - Kassapa |
Sculpture in the south entrance hall |
Sculpture of the Nativity at Lumbini (Birth of Buddha) in a niche off the southern entrance hall |
Ananada Phaya |