Ananda Phaya အာနန္ဒာဘုရား

Road leading to Ananada Phaya	Ananda Phaya south gate	South gate to Ananda Phaya	Ananda Phaya was built during the reign of King Kyanzittha (reigned 1084-1113)
Sign at the west gate to Ananda Phaya, one of the oldest major temples in Bagan	Statue at the west gate, Ananda Phaya	Statue at the west gate, Ananda Phaya	Ananda Phaya, one of the most popular temples at Bagan
900+ year old Ananda Phaya, Bagan	51m central tower, Ananda Phaya	Detail of the roof of Ananda Phaya	Ananda Phaya - Bagan
Ananda Phaya - Bagan	Ananda Pahto	Side building at Ananda Phaya - Bagan	Ananda Phaya roof detail with sculptures
Ananda Phaya - Chinthe	Twin-bodied Chinthe on a corner of Ananda Phaya	Double-bodied Chinthe, Ananda Phaya	Golden roof of Ananda Phaya
Sculpture at Ananda Phaya	Floor plan and cross-section of Ananda Phaya	Western entrance hall, Ananda Phaya	West entrance hall, Ananda Phaya
Statue on the left side of the west entrance hall	Western-facing Buddha - Gotama	Gotama is an alternate spelling of Gautama, the historic Buddha	Massive door, Ananda Phaya
Smaller Buddha statues at the feet of the colossal Gautama	Come back in 100 years and these may look like the Mahamuni in Mandalay	Western Buddha of Ananda Phaya standing 9.5m tall	Buddha in the gesture of no fear, abhaya mudra
Dennis at Ananda Phaya	Gold covered statue at the foot of Gautama	Gold covered statue, Ananda Pahto	Burmese donate to the temple by adding gold leaf to statues
Buddha statue covered in gold	West chapel of Ananda Phaya	One of four monumental Buddhas at Ananda Phaya	Buddha in the gesture of no fear, abhaya mudra
Shin Arahan, the Mon monk who brought Buddhism to Myanmar and coverted King Kyanzittha to Theravada Buddhism	King Kyanzittha (1040-1121), the first unifier of Burma and builder of Ananda Phaya	Niche in the ambulatory leading to the north chapel	Colossal Buddha of the North Chapel, Ananda Phaya
North chapel - Kakusanda	9.5m Buddha in the northern chapel of Ananda Phaya	Kakusanda with the Dharmachakra Mudra (turning the Wheel of Law)	Gold-covered Buddha in the north chapel
East chapel of Ananda Phaya (Ananda Pahto)	Konagamana, 2nd of the 5 Buddhas of the Present Era, east chapel of Ananda Phaya	Konagamana making a Buddhist gesture (mudra) used only here	Buddha calling the Earth to Witness
Ambulatory between east and south, Ananda Phaya	South chapel of Ananda Phaya - Kassapa	Kassapa, the 3rd of 5 Buddhas of the present era	Kassapa Turning the Wheel of Law
South chapel of Ananda Phaya - Kassapa	Floor of Ananda Phaya	South chapel of Ananda Phaya - Kassapa	South chapel of Ananda Phaya - Kassapa
South chapel of Ananda Phaya - Kassapa	South chapel of Ananda Phaya - Kassapa	Sculpture in the south entrance hall	Sculpture of the Nativity at Lumbini (Birth of Buddha) in a niche off the southern entrance hall
Ananada Phaya