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King Bodawpaya built this Pagoda in 1784 to house the Mahamuni Buddha Image brought from Rakhine State. Being the most revered Pagoda in Mandalay, the early morning ritual of washing the face of the Buddha's image, draws a daily crowd of devotees. |
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King Mindon built this Pagoda in 1868, surrounding it with 729 marble
slabs inscribed with the Tipitaka text (the Three Baskets of the Buddhist
Pali canon). It is often called the "World's Biggest Book. |
| Not too far from the Kuthodaw Pagoda is the Atu-ma-shi Monastery (the
Incomparable Monastery), built in 1878 by King Mindon, and which was
partially destroyed by fire in 1890. It was however, rebuilt in 1996.
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Kyauktawgyi Pagoda (the Pagoda of the
Great Marble Image), also built by
King Mindon, stands at the foot of Mandalay
Hill. Built in 1865, the
Pagoda is so called because it houses a
large image of the Buddha sculpted
from a single block of beautiful Sagyin
marble. Other attractions are
Sandamuni Pagoda, Eindawya Pagoda, Shwe In
Bin Monastery, Mandalay Museum
and Library, Zeyo Market and Silk Weaving
Cottage Industry.
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