Araniko
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Araniko (real name Balabahu) was a Nepalese architect born in the 13th century AD in Kathmandu.
He went to China at the age of 12 upon invitation of then-emperor of China Kublai Khan to make stupas for Buddhist temples. His most renowned architecture can still be seen today at the White Stupa of Miaoying Temple in Beijing.
He carried out his work so well that the emperor's teacher Pags-pa requested he meet the emperor. Kublai Khan wanted to test him. Therefore, he asked young Araniko to repair an important copper statue of a Song emperor. When Arniko finished, the statue looked so perfect that he earned the respect of some of the greatest artists in China.
He spread Nepalese architecture not only in China and Tibet but also to Indochina, including Malaya, and other areas as well. He was granted special-person status by the Chinese emperor and settled in China, where he lived until his death.
[edit] External links
- "Arniko, the Great Architect From Nepal" at OhMyNews.com
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