Pagan Buddha Images

Timeline

1. c. 1050–1100Early Pagan stupas · MyanmarIn the mid-11th century, Pagan craftsmen modeled seated and standing Buddhas inside brick stupas, adopting Sri Lankan and Indian sculptural proportions and establishing the basic Myanmar canon of round faces and simple drapery folds.
2. c. 1113–1167Temple complex of the Pagan royal city · Mandalay RegionDuring Alaungsithu (Sithu I), Pagan continued building brick-and-stone Buddhist temples, such as Shwegugyi Temple in 1131. Stupas and temples enshrined seated Buddhas and niche images, continuing the round faces and simple drapery established under Anawrahta. Claims of workshop specialization and a surge in output in the 1140s lack independent web verification and are not asserted.
3. c. 1174–1211Pagan · MyanmarDuring the reign of Narapatisithu (Sithu II, 1174–1211), large stupas and temples continued to be built, such as Dhammayazika Pagoda (1196–1198). This king is not Narathihapate, who reigned 1256–1287. The Pagan sculptural tradition influenced later Myanmar Theravada Buddhist imagery.