Dong Duong Buddhist Monastery — Indrapura
Champa Mahayana (875–982 CE)·Cham Buddhist (Indrapura)·🇻🇳 Quang Nam Province, Vietnam
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About Dong Duong Buddhist Monastery — Indrapura
Dong Duong Buddhist Monastery — Indrapura in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam is a Champa Mahayana (875–982 CE) temple-complex attributed to Cham Buddhist (Indrapura). Largest Cham Buddhist monastery with central sanctuary 30 × 40 m and bronze Avalokiteshvara statues. Dong Duong (Lakshmindra Lokesvara) monastery razed 1969 war, bronze statues now Da Nang museum.
Why it mattersType-site for Cham Buddhist (Indrapura) temple architecture
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronological sequence refinement
- 02Iconography program
Theories
- 01Shaivite cult centre
- 02Hydraulic kingship model
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 875 CE Indravarman II
- Period
- Champa Mahayana (875–982 CE)
- Culture
- Cham Buddhist (Indrapura)
- Purpose
- Largest Cham Buddhist monastery with central sanctuary 30 × 40 m and bronze Avalokiteshvara statues
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 875 CE Indravarman II
Initial construction
c. 1990 CE
UNESCO / EFEO restoration
On the ground
Structures & features
15.7300° N · 108.3900° E · 15 m · 3 mapped features
Dong Duong Buddhist Monastery — Indrapura — Central Sanctuary Tower
towerCentral kalan or prang shrine
15.7302° N · 108.3901° EDong Duong Buddhist Monastery — Indrapura — Mandapa / Gopura Hall
mandapaEntrance mandapa or gopura
15.7298° N · 108.3902° EDong Duong Buddhist Monastery — Indrapura — Enclosure and Moat
enclosureOuter laterite enclosure and moat
15.7305° N · 108.3898° E