Dhammayazaka Pagoda — Attraction in Nyaung-U District

The name of the pagoda, Dhammayazika or Dhammarajika in Pali means "Pertaining the King of Law. The structure of Dhammayazika Pagoda has pentagonal terraces instead of the usual Bagan pagodas, the square base. There are three receding terraces, ornamented with glazed Jataka plaques. On each side of the pagoda, there is a small temple housing an image of Buddha. The usual practice in most temples was to have four images facing the cardinal points, representing the four Buddhas of the present world cycle who have already attained Enlightenment. But in this pagoda the fifth temple is placed with the future becoming Buddha. All the five names of the Buddha are Kakusandha, Konagamana, Kassapa, Gotama and Metteyya.

The inscription records say tht in 1197 King Narapatisithu received four holy relics from the King of Sri Lanka and that he built the pagoda in 1198 to...

Impressive pagoda with a long history. The gardens surrounding the pagoda are very nice as well. Like a lot of the other large temples in Bagan, the stupa was damaged in the recent earthquake, so as of May 2019 reconstruction was still underway, but even with the scaffolding and tarps, it is still absolutely worth visiting. It is quite far from the center of Old Bagan and one of the furthest temples from Nyaung-U, but in my opinion it is one of the 10 temples you really must see when in Bagan, and can easily be combined with the nearby Thitsarwadi Temple which is quite beautiful in...

One of the more unusual temples (most have a square floor plan, but this one has a pentagonal layout with entrances on each of its five sides) and one my favourites.Besides images of the four previous Buddhas, the fifth structure holds an image of the Maitreya Buddha, the future Buddha! The pagoda was build by King Narapatisithu towards the end of the 12th century to house of sacred Buddhist relics given to him by the King of Sri Lanka. It's set in beautiful park like garden, so lovely to stroll around and admire...