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In 2023 there are over 50000 temples in Myanmar ... BuddhaNet's Comprehensive Directory of Buddhist Temples sorted by country; Buddhactivity Dharma Centres database;
Bagan (Burmese: ပုဂံ; MLCTS: pu.gam, IPA: [bəɡàɰ̃]; formerly Pagan) is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Myanmar. [1] During the 11th and 13th centuries, more than 10,000 Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries were constructed in the Bagan mainly lying in the Bagan Archaeological Zone. [2]
Bagan (Burmese: ပုဂံ; MLCTS: pu.gam, IPA: [bəɡàɰ̃]; formerly Pagan) is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. [1] From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Pagan Kingdom, the first kingdom that unified the regions that would later constitute Myanmar.
Pagodas feature prominently in Myanmar's landscape, earning the country the moniker "land of pagodas." [2] According to 2016 statistics compiled by the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee, Myanmar is home to 1,479 pagodas exceeding 27 feet (8.2 m) in height, a quarter of which are located in Sagaing Region. [3]
Buddhist temples in Myanmar (6 C, 63 P) C. Churches in Myanmar (3 C, 10 P) H. ... Pages in category "Religious buildings and structures in Myanmar"
20 Myanmar. 21 Nepal. 22 The Netherlands. 23 New Zealand. 24 People's Republic of China. ... BuddhaNet's Comprehensive Directory of Buddhist Temples sorted by country;
In the early modern period, Fiji, Guyana, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Réunion, Myanmar, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, Suriname, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago and Uganda, have seen many temples being built, as the Indian Diaspora settled across these areas over the past 250–300 years.
Temples in the ancient city of Bagan. Buddhism (Burmese: ဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာ), specifically Theravāda Buddhism (Burmese: ထေရဝါဒဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာ), is the official and state religion of Myanmar since 1961, [2] and practiced by nearly 90% of the population.