Kawgun Cave
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Kawgun Cave is a historic Buddhist cave complex in Myanmar renowned for its thousands of ancient Buddha images and intricate rock carvings.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yathaypyan Cave | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist cave temple
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | stairway up cliff face ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Mon art
ⓘ
early Burmese Buddhist art ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationConcern |
damage from bat guano
ⓘ
unregulated tourism impact ⓘ weathering of carvings ⓘ |
| contains |
Bodhisattva figures
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Jataka scene reliefs ⓘ large central Buddha statue ⓘ seated Buddha images ⓘ small votive tablets ⓘ standing Buddha images ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | limestone cliff ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionPeriod |
6th century
ⓘ
7th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cliff-face carvings
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intricate rock carvings ⓘ stucco reliefs ⓘ thousands of Buddha images ⓘ |
| hasLanguageInscription |
Burmese
ⓘ
Mon NERFINISHED ⓘ Pali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasView | Thanlwin River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Buddhist heritage site in Myanmar ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation |
Mon people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thaton Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Hpa-An cave complexes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kayin State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Hpa-An NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | western bank of the Thanlwin River ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
stone
ⓘ
stucco ⓘ terracotta plaques ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Sadan Cave
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yathae Pyan Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combination of natural cave and man-made sculptures
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dense coverage of cave walls with Buddha images ⓘ early Mon inscriptions ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pilgrimage
ⓘ
religious worship ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yathaypyan Cave