Koe-thaung Temple
Appearance
Koe-Thaung ကိုးသောင်းဘုရား | |
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![]() The Koe-Thaung Temple | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Theravada |
Location | |
Country | Myanmar |
Geographic coordinates | 20°35′53″N 93°12′39″E / 20.59815°N 93.21097°E |
Architecture | |
Founder | Dikkha of Mrauk-U |
Completed | c. 1554–1556 |
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Kouthaung (Burmese: ကိုးသောင်းဘုရား kui:saung:bhu.ra: [kóðáʊɰ̃ pʰəjá] Koùthaùñ hpăyà) is the largest Buddhist temple in Mrauk U, Myanmar. The name means "Temple of 90,000 Buddha Images". The temple was built between 1554 and 1556 by King Dikkha.[1]
Photo gallery
[edit]- Koe-thaung Temple - ကိုးသောင်းဘုရား
See also
[edit]- Shite-thaung Temple
- Htukkanthein Temple
- Andaw-thein Ordination Hall
- Le-myet-hna Temple
- Ratanabon Pagoda
- List of Buddhist temples in Myanmar
References
[edit]- ^ Gutman 2001: 106–107
Bibliography
[edit]- Gutman, Pamela (2001). Burma's Lost Kingdoms: Splendours of Arakan. Bangkok: Orchid Press. ISBN 974-8304-98-1.