Koe-thaung Temple

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Koe-Thaung
ကိုးသောင်းဘုရား
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The Koe-Thaung Temple
Koe-thaung Temple is located in Myanmar
Koe-thaung Temple
Koe-thaung Temple
Location within Burma
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Information
Denomination Theravada
Founded c. 1554–1556
People
Founder(s) Dikkha of Mrauk-U
Location
Country Myanmar
Closeup of the temple

Koe-Thaung (Burmese: ကိုးသောင်းဘုရား [kóðáʊɴ pʰəjá]) is the largest 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]

See also

References

  1. Gutman 2001: 106–107

Bibliography

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