Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
was intended to go, ahem, to Pindaya Cave near Inle Lake. You can climb on top of
the temple from the new steps to the right.
These sights are accessible, with more difficulty, by road. A boat trip takes about
two or three hours, and the driver will show you the temples. It costs about
K20,000 for three or four people.
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New Bagan Area
Sights are a little scarcer heading south of New Bagan towards the outskirts of the Bagan
area.
Seinnyet Nyima Paya & Seinnyet Ama Pahto
BUDDHIST TEMPLE
This stupa and shrine stand side by side (about 820ft or 250m north of New Bagan) and
are traditionally ascribed to Queen Seinnyet in the 11th century, although the architecture
clearly points to a period two centuries later. The
zedi
rests on three terraces and is
topped by a beautiful stylised umbrella.
Lawkananda Paya
BUDDHIST TEMPLE
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At the height of Bagan's power, boats from the Mon region, Rakhaing (Arakan) and even
Sri Lanka would anchor by this riverside pagoda (about 820ft or 250m southeast of the
New Bagan crossroads; a sign in Burmese points the way) with its distinctive elongated
cylindrical dome. Built in 1059 by Anawrahta, it is still used as a place of worship and is
thought to house an important Buddha tooth replica.
There are lots of benches for wide-open views of the Ayeyarwady, but it's sometimes
hard to enjoy hassle-free.
Ashe (East) & Anauk (West) Petleik Paya
BUDDHIST TEMPLE
Just inland to the northeast from Lawkananda Paya are the excavated remains of these
twin 11th-century paya. Found in 1905, the lower parts of the pagodas are ho-hum from
the outside but feature hundreds of terracotta Jataka lining the vaulted corridors (particu-
larly impressive in Anauk Petleik Paya).
A keyholder usually appears to unlock the door and turn on the fluorescent lights.
Sittana Paya
BUDDHIST TEMPLE
