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Why are many historical monasteries in Myanmar and Thailand difficult to date precisely?
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Southeast Asian arts
Fresco of the Preaching Buddha at the Wet-kyi-in, Gu-byauk-gyi, Pagan, c. 1113.
Historical monasteries in Myanmar and Thailand are often difficult to date precisely because they have been repeatedly enlarged and rebuilt over time. Rather than remaining static monuments, these structures have undergone continuous modifications throughout their history, complicating efforts to assign a single, definitive date of origin to the existing complexes.1