16. Bagan - City Of Temples
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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The Temples of Bhagann
During the reign of King Anarata, Bhagann expanded to fill an area of more than 100 square kilometres. Estimates for the population around this time range as high as 400,000 people living in the city alone. The building of temples in Bhagann was seen as the ultimate form of devotion that a king could engage in. When one later king dedicated the completing of the Shwegugi pagoda, he spoke the following prayer: "I would build a causeway, share across the river of Samsara"
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