Bagan Travel Guide & Reviews

(formerly Pagan)


Age: founded in 1044 AD
Area: 118.4 km²
Population: 6.166 million
Location: Latitude 21° 10' N. Longitude 94° 51' E
Temperature: Min 10°C - Max 43°C


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Mahazedi Pagoda

Mahazedi Pagoda
info Mahazedi Pagoda (မဟာစေတီ ဘုရား) has a series of receding terraces, surmounted by a cylindrical or bell-shaped dome which continues into a finial of concentric rings.
 

Lawkahteikpan Temple

Lawkahteikpan Temple
info Lawkahteikpan (လောကထိပ်ပန်) means “the adorned tip of the world”. 
 

Gubyauknge Temple (Myinkaba)

Gubyauknge Temple (Myinkaba)
info Gubyauknge Temple (ဂူပြောက်ငယ်) in Myinkaba was built by King Nadaungmyar during AD 1198. The stone inscription describes the donation of the temple, the land and the slaves.
 

Lawkachanthar Temple

Lawkachanthar Temple
info Located 1km east of Ananda Temple, Lawkachanthar means “Prosperity of the world”.
 

Gubyaukgyi Temple (Wetkyi-in)

Gubyaukgyi Temple (Wetkyi-in)
info Close to Wetkyi-in village is the 13th Century ‘cave temple’, Gu Byauk Gyi (ဂူပြောက်ကြီး) which has an Indian-style spire like the Mahabodhi Pagoda in Bagan.
 

Kyaunggyi Nyima Temple

Kyaunggyi Nyima Temple
info Kyaunggyi Nyima Temple means “the great Temple’s younger sister”.
 

Bocho Mi Gubyauk Temple

Bocho Mi Gubyauk Temple
info Bocho Mi Gubyauk Temple is also known as Thiri Gubyauk Temple.
 

Kyaunggyi Ama Temple

Kyaunggyi Ama Temple
info Kyaunggyi Ama Temple is one large temple in Thiripyitsaya region.
 

Ananda Oakkyaung Monastery

Ananda Oakkyaung Monastery
info Ananda Oakkyaung Monastery (အာနန္ဒာအုတ်ကျောင်း) is located in Old Bagan, built during AD 1137.
 

Kyaukgu Umin

Kyaukgu Umin
info Kyaukgu Umin (ကျောက်ဂူဥမင်ဘုရား) or the “Rock cave tunnel” is located in Nyaung Oo, near Bagan. It has three tiers and there is a Buddha statue and a spacious prayer hall facing the entrance.
 

Abeyadana Temple

Abeyadana Temple
 
info Abeyadana temple (အဘယရတနာဘုရား) was built during AD 1102-1103. 
 

Kyansittha Umin

Kyansittha Umin
info Kyansittha Umin (ကျန်စစ်သားဥမင်ဘုရား) is a cave complex, located near Shwezigone Pagoda in Bagan.
 

Glazed plaque

Glazed plaque
Photo Credit - www.bagandaytours.com
 
 

Kondawgyi Temple

Kondawgyi Temple
info The Kondawgyi literally means “Great Holy Mound”, and its name is derived from being situated on a mound.
 

Tu Yin Taung Pagoda

Tu Yin Taung Pagoda
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Hnet Htat Sintu Temple

Hnet Htat Sintu Temple
info Hnet Htat Sintu Temple meaning “encased images”, is a double storey zedi with twin Buddha Images on the top.
 

Bagan Murals

Bagan Murals
There are more than 3000 religious buildings still standing in the Bagan historical zone. After almost 1000 years, these monuments still contain more than 200,000 square feet of religious murals.
 

Hmya Tha Umin Temple

Hmya Tha Umin Temple
info These twin cave-temples are about half a mile southeast of Nyaung-U and are subterranean passages which were used as monasteries of the Buddhist monks in the almost torrid climate of Bagan.
 

The magical beads of pyu

The magical beads of pyu
photo credit - www.beadcollector.net
 

Gubyauknge Temple (Wetkyi-in)

Gubyauknge Temple (Wetkyi-in)
info Wetkyi-in Gubyauknge (ဂူပြောက်ငယ်) is located at a distance of 200 yards from Gubyaukgyi (Wetkyi-in). The Temple is an ancient architecture of AD 11th Century, built earlier than the Wetkyi-in Gubyaukgyi.
 

Bagan Information

Bagan Information
 
History
Bagan, formerly spelled as Pagan, dates back almost to the beginning of the Christian Era. It lies on the bend of the Ayeyarwaddy River. Bagan can be marked to have started with King Anawrahta. He ascended the throne of Bagan in 1044. At that time, the kingdom was under the Mahayana religion.
 

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