| Type of monument | Type III Temple |
| Location | Northeast of Nanpaya |
| Region | Myinkaba |
| Built by | King Manuha |
| Date | 12th Century |
| Monument Number | A D 1059 |
Manuha Temple (မနူဟာ ဘုရား)
This temple is attributed to Manuha, the King of Thaton, who was brought to exile in Bagan after Anawrahta’s conquest of Thaton. The chronicles relate that whenever Manuha spoke, a radiance issued from his mouth, but that Anawrahta contrived to demean Manuha’s glory and power so that the radiance vanished. Filled with remorse, Manuha made images of the Buddha, built a temple to house them, and prayed, “Whither soever I migrate in samsara, may I never be conquered by another!”.
The Manuha is not a very distinguished structure, being in the form of a reduplicated square, with the upper storey smaller than the lower. The huge images seem to crowd the temple Three seated images of the Buddha, with the right hand in the gesture of touching the earth, face towards the east. In an adjoining chamber is another large image of the Buddha, reclining on his right side with his head pointed towards the north, in the position of Parinibbana, the Decease.
inside the image house
Manuha Temple (Google Map)
Reference Books:
Glimpse of Glorious Bagan, Universities Historical Research Centre, Yangon, Myanmar, The University Press, 1996
Pictorial Guide to Pagan, Ministry of Culture, Yangon, Myanmar, The Printing and Publish Corporation, Reprint 1975
The Pagodas and Monuments of Bagan, Vol. 1, Translated by Dr Khin Maung Nyunt, Ministry of Information, Yangon, Myanmar, Graphic Training Centre (G.T.C), 1995
The Pagodas and Monuments of Bagan , Vol. 2, English Text by Dr Khin Maung Nyunt, Ministry of Information, Yangon, Myanmar, Graphic Training Centre (G.T.C), 1998
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