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Kuthodaw Pagoda Mandalay, Myanmar Last Updated: 06/04/2024 |
| The Kuthodaw Pagoda, also known as Mahalawka Marazein, is a Buddhist stupa located at the foot of Mandalay Hill in Mandalay, Myanmar. It's famous for being home to the world's largest book. The book is a collection of Buddhist scriptures, inscribed on 729 marble slabs housed in small white stupas surrounding a central golden stupa. | |
| - Built by King Mindon in the 19th century. - The collection of inscribed marble slabs is considered a sacred Buddhist text and is referred to as the Tripitaka or Pali Canon. - The white stupas are arranged in rows around a wide compound with corridors for visitors to walk through. - The central golden stupa is an impressive 72 meters tall. | |
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Ananda Temple Place » Temple Built by Kyanzittha in 1091 A.D., Ananda Temple is one of the finest and most venerated temples at Bagan. Tradition says that it was built according to the plan furnished by Indian Buddhist monks, which purported to be their cave-temple in the Nandamula mountain held to be in the Himalayas. 8 views 💖 1Bagan, Myanmar |
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Kyaiktiyo Pagoda Place » Temple The Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, also known as Golden Rock, is a famous Buddhist pilgrimage site perched precariously on top of a huge granite boulder at an elevation of 1,100 meters (3,609 ft) above sea level. It's located near Kyaikto in Mon State, in the northern part of Myanmar's Tenasserim coast. 21 views 💖 1Ka Dai Dutt, Myanmar |
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Myanmar Place » City Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia with a rich cultural heritage, diverse landscapes, and a complex political history. The country's capital city is Naypyidaw, and its largest city is Yangon (formerly Rangoon). Major cities are Yangon, Mandalay, Naypyidaw and Bago. It had a population of 55,770,232 in 2022. 29 views 💖 1Myanmar |
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Shwenandaw Monastery Place » Temple The Shwenandaw Monastery, also known as the Golden Palace Monastery, is a historic Buddhist monastery located near Mandalay Hill, Mandalay Region, Myanmar. It was built in the 1850s by King Mindon Min as part of the royal palace at Amarapura and became a monastery after King Mindon's death in 1878. 253 views 💖 1Mandalay, Myanmar |