| Koe-Thaung ကိုးသောင်းဘုရား | |
|---|---|
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.
Photo gallery
- Koe-thaung Temple - ကိုးသောင်းဘုရား
See also
- Shite-thaung Temple
- Htukkanthein Temple
- Andaw-thein Ordination Hall
- Le-myet-hna Temple
- Ratanabon Pagoda
- List of Buddhist temples in Myanmar
References
- ^ Gutman 2001: 106–107
Bibliography
- Gutman, Pamela (2001). Burma's Lost Kingdoms: Splendours of Arakan. Bangkok: Orchid Press. ISBN 974-8304-98-1.
