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Buddhist temple in Mrauk U, Myanmar For the temple in Bagan, see Lemyethna Temple.
Lemyet'hna Temple
လေးမျက်နှာဘုရား
Le Myet Hna Temple
Religion
AffiliationTheravada Buddhism
Location
LocationMrauk U, Rakhine State
CountryMyanmar
Le-myet-hna Temple is located in MyanmarLe-myet-hna TempleShown within Myanmar
Geographic coordinates20°35′54″N 93°11′27″E / 20.598460°N 93.190832°E / 20.598460; 93.190832
Architecture
FounderKing Min Saw Mon
Completed1430 AD

Le-myet-hna (Burmese: လေးမျက်နှာဘုရား le:myak-hna bhu.ra:, Burmese pronunciation: [lé mjeʔn̥à pʰəjá] Leìmyeʔhna hpăyà; lit. 'four-sided temple') is a Buddhist temple in Mrauk U located at the northwest corner of the Shite-thaung Temple. It has four entrances, one at each cardinal point and eight seated Buddhas around a central column. It was built by King Min Saw Mon in 1430 AD. The temple was entirely constructed with black sand stones.

See also

References

  1. Gutman 2001: 86

Bibliography

  • Gutman, Pamela (2001). Burma's Lost Kingdoms: Splendours of Arakan. Bangkok: Orchid Press. ISBN 974-8304-98-1.
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