Le-myet-hna Temple

Le-myet-hna Temple

Seated Buddhas at Le-myet-hna Temple
Le-myet-hna Temple
Location within Burma
20°35′54″N 93°11′27″E / 20.598460°N 93.190832°E / 20.598460; 93.190832Coordinates: 20°35′54″N 93°11′27″E / 20.598460°N 93.190832°E / 20.598460; 93.190832
Information
Denomination Theravada Buddhism
People
Founder(s) King Min Saw Mon
Location
Address Mrauk U, Rakhine State
Country Myanmar

Le-myet-hna (Burmese: လေးမျက်နှာဘုရား, Burmese pronunciation: [lé mjeʔn̥à pʰəjá]; lit. "four-sided temple") is a temple in Mrauk U located at the northwest corner of the Shite-thaung Temple. It has four entrances, one to each cardinal point and eight seated Buddhas round a central column. It was built by King Min Saw Mon.[1]

See also

References

  1. Gutman 2001: 86

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