title: Mahabodhi Temple, Bagan
text: # Mahabodhi Temple, Bagan
  
  The Mahabodhi Temple (Burmese: မဟာဗောဓိဘုရား) is a Buddhist temple located in Bagan, Myanmar. It was built during the reign of King Htilominlo (r. 1211–1235), and is modelled after the Mahabodhi Temple in Bihar, $India.^{:183}$ The temple is built in an architectural style typical during the Gupta period, and contains a large pyramidal tower with many niches containing over 450 images of Buddha. The temple survived the 1975 Bagan earthquake, and was repaired in following years.
  
  