Maha Myat Muni Temple

Maha Myat Muni Temple (Burmese: မဟာမြတ်မုနိဘုရား), also known as Wat Phra Sao Luang is a Buddhist temple in Kengtung, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). The temple is known for its replica of the Mahamuni Buddha image in Mandalay.

Maha Myat Muni Temple Wat Pha Jao Lung
မဟာမြတ်မုနိဘုရား
Religion
Affiliation	Theravada Buddhism
Location
Country	Kengtung, Shan State, Myanmar
Geographic coordinates	21.291416°N 99.602946°E / 21.291416; 99.602946
Architecture
Founder	Sao Kawng Kiao Intaleng
Completed	1926; 99 years ago (1926)

The image was commissioned by the saopha (chieftain) of Kengtung State, Sao Kawng Kiao Intaleng, and the abbot of Wat Zaing Ngarm in 1920.^[1] A copy of the original image in Mandalay was cast in 1921 by U Tit and his workers, and installed and consecrated in 1926 in a new temple in Kengtung's town centre.^[1]

The Buddha image is subject to a face washing ritual 2 to 3 times a month, similar to the image in Mandalay.^[1]