Nagayon Pagoda

Nagayon Pagoda (Burmese: နဂါးရုံဘုရား, also known as Nagayon Temple) is a Buddhist temple in Amarapura, a former royal capital in Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma). The temple was built by Anauk Nanmadaw Ma Mya Lay, the Queen of the Western Palace during the reign of Bagyidaw, during the first half of the 1800s.^[1][2] The temple's exterior is known for its unusual design. The roof of the temple is draped by the naga Mucalinda, who is said in Buddhist mythology to have protected the Buddha from the elements while achieving enlightenment.^[3]

Nagayon Temple
နဂါးရုံဘုရား
Religion
Affiliation	Theravada Buddhism
Location
Location	Amarapura, Mandalay Region
Country	Myanmar
Geographic coordinates	21.904374°N 96.051102°E / 21.904374; 96.051102
Architecture
Founder	Anauk Nanmadaw Ma Mya Lay
Completed	c. 1800s

Gallery

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  Nagayon Pagoda in a 19th-century painting.
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  Nagayon Pagoda in a 19th-century painting.
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  Buddha statue, inside of Nagayon Pagoda.
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  Nagayon Pagoda.

See also

• Kyaung

References

1. "Nagayoung Pagoda, Amerapoora | Tripe, Linnaeus | V&A Search the Collections". collections.vam.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
2. "Naga-Yon, Amarapura". www.art-and-archaeology.com. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
3. "The Post Pagan Period - Part 2". seasite.niu.edu. Retrieved 16 October 2018.