Buddhist Architectural Boom in Pagan

Timeline

1. 1034–1036Bagan Plain · MyanmarTheravada Buddhist scriptures, monks, and architectural techniques spread from Mon city-states such as Thaton in the south to Pagan; local leaders began sponsoring small brick stupas and viharas through merit-making donations, and Buddhist festivals and almsgiving customs entered urban society.
2. 1036–1038Bagan · MyanmarMultiple brick stupas and Buddhist temples were successively built in and around Pagan, their bodies decorated with stucco reliefs and their monasteries housing transcribed copies of Pali scriptures; Buddhist architecture began to transform the urban landscape and religious layout of the middle Irrawaddy.