Mahabuddha Temple (14th century)     other sites in Patan

Patan, Nepal

            
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Mahabuddha temple is dedicated to Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha.  It was built by priest Abhaya Raj of Patan.  The temple is often called "the temple of a thousand Buddhas" because a Buddha image is engraved on every brick. The temple is modeled on the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodhgaya, India.

Also, compare this temple to these other 'Bodhgaya-style' temples:

• Mahabodhi Temple, Bodhgaya, India (the prototype)
• Mahabodhi Paya, Bagan, Myanmar
• Chet Yot Temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand
• Wat Phra That Nong Bua, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand

Bibliography:

All images copyright 2001 Kaye Yeo Ahn

http://asianart.com/patan-museum/

Korn, Wolfgang The Traditional Architecture of the Kathmandu Valley
  University Press (Tribhuvan University).  Kathmandu, Nepal.  1976

Kumar Lal Joshi and Om Prakash Yadav, SUNDAY POST: The Weekly Magazine Of  The Kathmandu Post
   Kathmandu, Sunday, March 19, 2000  Chaitra 06th, 2056.

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