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If personal research and fortuitous discoveries are among the great pleasures of Bagan, here are still some tracks among the many temples with the criteria to impose themselves in an itinerary:
Dating from the 12th century, Sulamani, located east of Old Bagan, means "jewel of the crown". His balance, his exterior and interior ornaments are up to his name. A short km south, the spectacular and exposed double arches of Pyathada (13C) denote a late style and technically more developed. They support a large terrace accessible by narrow passages.
Near the village of Nyaung U, the Shwezigon stupa is at the center of the regional religious activity. Dating from the early 12C, the four bronze Buddhas surrounding it are the largest to have survived the centuries. On the south-east side, a modest pavilion houses the 37 pre-Buddhist natures, inseparable from Burmese religious compromises.
Between Old Bagan and New Bagan, in the village of Myinkaba crossed by the main road, three temples are renowned for their style and interior decorations (Buddhas, frescoes) which were restored by Unesco. Have a good torch.
Dating from 1084, the Nagayon would have served as a model for several later temples including that of Ananda. Inside, the main of the three beautiful statues of the standing Buddha shelters under the headdress of a naga, supposed to remind that the temple protected Kyansittha, its emperor builder, from the fury of Sawlu, his brother and fallen predecessor.
Almost opposite, the temple Abeyadana Pahto is associated with the precedent, since built 15 years later by the wife of the emperor threatened. His Mahayana Buddhist faith, called the "great vehicle," would explain the scenes depicted in the remarkable interior frescoes and the presence of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, embodying the compassionate form of that confession