Editing Architecture of India (section)

==== Myanmar ====
Much of Myanmar's architecture is tied to ancient Indian culture, and can be traced to the country's earliest known inhabitants.<ref name="worldbook">{{Cite book|title=Myanmar|publisher=World Book Inc.|year=2016|location=Chicago|chapter=Art}}</ref> The [[Mon people|Mon]] and Pyu people were the first two influential groups to migrate to Myanmar, and the first [[Indochina|Indo-Chinese]] adherents of [[Theravada|Theravada Buddhism]].<ref name="worldbook"/> [[Beikthano]], one of the first Pyu centres, contains urbanesque foundations which include a monastery and [[stupa]]-like structures. These Pyu stupas, the first Indian foundations in Myanmar, were built from 200&nbsp;BC to 100 CE and were sometimes used for burial.
[[File:Balloon over Bagan.jpg|left|thumb|Temples in Bagan]]
During [[Pagan Kingdom|Pagan period]], the Pyu-style stupas were transformed into monuments reminiscent of alms bowls or gourd-shaped [[dome]]s, unbaked [[brick]], tapered and rising roofs, Buddha niches, polylobed [[arch]]es and ornamental doorways influenced by Bengali [[Pala Empire]] and its monuments. The [[Ananda Temple]] (finished in 1090), one of the first temples erected in [[Bagan]], was influenced by Indian architecture.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ananda Pahto Temple, Bagan, Myanmar|url=http://www.orientalarchitecture.com/sid/513/myanmar/bagan/ananda-pahto-temple|website=Orientalarchitecture.com|access-date=1 August 2021|archive-date=20 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020112758/https://www.orientalarchitecture.com/sid/513/myanmar/bagan/ananda-pahto-temple|url-status=live}}</ref> Architectural features of the temple include brick vaulted halls, Buddha statues, tapered roofs and the absence of [[Terrace (building)|terraces]].
[[File:Ananda-Bagan-Myanmar-18-gje.jpg|thumb|Ananda Temple terracotta plaque glazed in green]]
Pala influence and spread of Buddhism in Myanmar also brought in terracotta tiles from Bengal. The terracotta plaques at Pagan are made with well kneaded and fired clay but all the plaques are glazed with green colour.

Another example of these cultural influences include the Ananda Temple in Bagan built in the 11th century AD under the ruling of [[Kyansittha|King Kyansittha]]. At these times, Buddhist and [[Vaishnavism|Vaisnava]] monks travelled to Burma from Bengal and discussed commonalities about the beauty of the temples of their region. Therefore, the king heard the monks and decided to build a temple with these western inspirations. Although, the Ananda Temple display its eastern origins, the western features remain obvious and demonstrate its uniqueness.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cultural Selection: Bengali Artistic Influences in Southeast Asia {{!}} Silk Roads Programme|url=https://en.unesco.org/silkroad/content/cultural-selection-bengali-artistic-influences-southeast-asia|access-date=2021-08-01|website=en.unesco.org|archive-date=1 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801095319/https://en.unesco.org/silkroad/content/cultural-selection-bengali-artistic-influences-southeast-asia|url-status=live}}</ref>