Burma . s5 ANCIENT REMAINS, PAGAN 33. TERRA-COTTA FIGURES AT THADYA PAYA,THATON. of the Buddha, set against the columnwhich supports the dome or Hindu later domes are pure vaults withoutcentral support. In these ancient tem-ples the conical zedi now so typical ofBurma forms the finial only, held like ajewel, by four cusps. The lowermostportion of this structure resembles aninverted thabiit, the name of thehomologous part of the modern this forms the actual reliquaryor is the symbol of the same. An example of direct imitation ofIndian monuments is the Bawdi takes

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Burma . s5 ANCIENT REMAINS, PAGAN 33. TERRA-COTTA FIGURES AT THADYA PAYA,THATON. of the Buddha, set against the columnwhich supports the dome or Hindu later domes are pure vaults withoutcentral support. In these ancient tem-ples the conical zedi now so typical ofBurma forms the finial only, held like ajewel, by four cusps. The lowermostportion of this structure resembles aninverted thabiit, the name of thehomologous part of the modern this forms the actual reliquaryor is the symbol of the same. An example of direct imitation ofIndian monuments is the Bawdi takes its name from the Bo tree at Buddha Gdya in Bahar, and is a florid reproduction of the stupa there. It was built by King Zeyathinka about 1220 The temple named after Ananda, the chief disciple of the Buddha, was built by King Kyansitthu about 1080 Both the temple (No. 8) and the thein and kyaimg adjoining (Nos. 64, 74) are in full preservation. The gigantic lattice gates of the inner temple are of teak-wood and probably coe

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