Kuthodaw Pagoda
Buddhist Pagoda with world's largest book in Myanmar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kuthodaw Pagoda (Burmese: ကုသိုလ်တော်ဘုရား, pronounced [kṵðòdɔ̀ pʰəjá]; lit. 'Royal Merit', and formally titled Mahalawka Marazein မဟာလောကမာရဇိန်စေတီ) is a Buddhist stupa, located in Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar), that contains the world's largest book. It lies at the foot of Mandalay Hill and was built during the reign of King Mindon. The stupa itself, which is gilded above its terraces, is 188 feet (57 m) high, and is modelled after the Shwezigon Pagoda at Nyaung-U near Bagan. In the grounds of the pagoda are 729 kyauksa gu or stone-inscription caves, each containing a marble slab inscribed on both sides with a page of text from the Tipitaka, the entire Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism.
Kuthodaw Pagoda | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
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Location | Mandalay |
Country | Myanmar |
Geographic coordinates | 22.004712°N 96.112902°E / 22.004712; 96.112902 |
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Founder | King Mindon Min |
Completed | May 4, 1868; 156 years ago (1868-05-04) |