Manuha Temple

The scale is very large, after many people to visit, the shape is also very beautiful, the building itself is very spacious, the momentum is brilliant, the base is white, the second and third floors are gold color, the overall white gold is particularly beautiful in the sun. You need slippers at the door, walk through a long corridor to enter the pagoda, walk barefoot in the hallway, the sole of your feet is very painful, but out of respect for the local religion, no matter how painful you are, take off your shoes before entering any pagoda, and even socks can't be worn. The Buddha statue inside the pagoda should be the largest Buddha statue in Bagan. The Buddha statue inside the pagoda has a skylight at the top, and the sun just comes in from the skylight to shine on the Buddha's face. When I entered, it was exactly 11 to 12 o'clock, and the face of the Buddha statue at the south main entrance was directly illuminated by the sun from the skylight, with a faint golden light, and the expression was calm and calm. The feeling of solemnity.

Manuha is a king's name, Bagan from civilians to royals will repair the pagoda for himself, from ancient times to the present. The Buddha statues in the pagoda will also be repaired by the master of the pagoda. So most of the Buddha statues of Bagan are different.

Apart from the huge golden bowl, the most famous one in Mahanu Temple is the huge Buddha statue. On the front are three giant sitting Buddhas, and on the back are a giant sleeping Buddha up to 20 meters long. Full of contrary feeling, the temple building itself is not as magnificent as other temples in Pugan. The space is so narrow as to be broken by Buddha statues. You have to take your stomach in side to get through. Walking in the meantime, you don't feel empty and depressed afterwards - that's the mentality of King Manuha, the builder of the Buddhist temple, 1,000 years ago. King Manuha was originally the King of Thaton, a small Mongol state in lower Myanmar. He lost to Pugan in the war and became a captive himself. Empress Li wrote poems after he became a captive of the Song Dynasty, while King Manuha began to build temples after he became a captive of Pugan. Speaking of it, Manuha's temple is also one of the origins of Buddhism in Upper Myanmar.

Manuha Temple is most famous for its huge reclining Buddha. The magnificent statue of the Buddha contrasts sharply with the simple and vicissitudes of the temple. There is a small allusion behind the huge Buddha statue and the narrow Buddhist hall. Manuha Monastery was built by King Manuha in 1059, because he was captured as the king of hostages, so by building such a monastery to describe his intelligence, ambition to be confined to a small space can not be carried out, to express his inner depression and pain. After looking at the temple, I felt that the hostage king was still quite thoughtful, and that the rulers of Myanmar at that time were quite open-minded, allowing such buildings to stand forever.

Although the temple was built in 1059, it looks modern, maybe because it is still in use. There are three Buddhas sitting in the front hall and one reclining Buddha sitting behind it. They are all quite huge. The front and rear halls are too small in terms of the size of Buddha statues. It is said that this is the emperor who was imprisoned here for the first time. What is the pressure and discomfort he suffered in prison?

Manuha Temple was built in 1059 by King Manuha, a captured Mongol king, south of Mingkaba village. In the temple, there are three huge statues of Buddha on the front and a 20-meter-long sleeping Buddha on the back. Unlike the giant Buddha statues, the temples that contain them are very narrow. They are not as spectacular as other temples in Pugan. Basically, you feel that the space is narrow. You can't walk without your shoulders touching the walls. The reason why Manuha was built like this is that as a captured king who came to be hostage, Manuha expressed his inner depression and pain by building such a temple. At the entrance of Manuha Temple, there is a huge golden bowl with donations from believers.