Flourishing of Buddhism at Pagan

Timeline

1. 1061–1064Royal palace of Pagan · BurmaAnawrahta and his successors in the early 1060s continued to use Buddhism to consolidate royal power, funding the sangha and issuing protective decrees; Pagan became the political-religious center of Theravada faith.
2. 1065–1067Pagan plain · BurmaIn the mid-1060s stupas, viharas, and mural decorations proliferated across the Pagan plain, reflecting the close fusion of Buddhist architectural art with the ideology of royal merit-making, laying the foundation for the later 'City of a Thousand Pagodas.'
3. 1068–1070Monasteries of Pagan · BurmaCopying, teaching, and study of the Pali Tripitaka and monastic discipline continued in the monasteries in the late 1060s; the sangha education system was perfected, and Pagan's Buddhist culture radiated to surrounding regions.