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Sitting in lush garden grounds with a gilded bell, the Dhammayazika dates from 1196.
Set in the south-central end of Bagan on the main road, it also has lovely views from its
highest terrace. The pentagonal zedi is similar to the Shwezigon but with a more unusual
design.
An outer wall has five gateways. Up top, five small temples, each containing a buddha
image, encircle the terraces; some of them bear interior murals added during the Kon-
baung era.
Watch out for ghosts here! Supposedly the stupa's construction began under a general
who died before its completion. His likeness is said to appear in many photos of the site,
including a fairly recent one of government officials.
It's possible, with perseverance, to cycle the thrilling dirt roads here from Dhammay-
angyi Pahto, a mile (1.5km) north.
Leimyethna Pahto BUDDHIST TEMPLE
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Built in 1222, this east-facing, whitewashed temple near Minnanthu village (a couple of
klicks east of Dhammayazika on the north side of the road) stands on a raised platform
and has interior walls decorated with well-preserved frescoes. It is topped by a gilded
Indian-style spire like that on Ananda. The jar-like structures out the front were pillars of
a building toppled by the 1975 earthquake.
Tayok Pye Paya BUDDHIST TEMPLE
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A couple of hundred yards (200m) north of Leimyethna by dirt road, this spired temple
gets attention for the views from its upper reaches, although the top level is now closed.
Payathonzu BUDDHIST TEMPLE
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Across the main road from Tayok, this complex of three interconnected shrines (the
name means Three Stupas) is worth seeing for its 13th-century murals close up. It was
abandoned shortly before its construction was complete.
Each square cubicle is topped by a fat sikhara; a similar structure appears only at
Salay. The design is remarkably like Khmer Buddhist ruins in Thailand.
Enter through the middle shrine. To the right (south) are scratched-up, whitewashed
walls. The other two shrines (particularly the northernmost one) are home to lovely,
vaguely Chinese- or Tibetan-looking mural paintings that contain Bodhisattva figures.
 
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