Kaba Aye Pagoda is also known as the World Peace Pagoda, which is a relatively new pagoda in the Yangon city. This pagoda is adjacent to the Maha Pasana Guha cave built in 1952s. The Kaba Aye Pagoda has become an attractive destination for visitors, especially in the pilgrimage season.

Kaba-Aye-Pagoda

Previously, the pagoda had been hit by a boom attack in connection with the detention of prisoners during the war, so that this pagoda was named the World Peace Pagoda, as words of warning and a reminder of peaceful preservation according to the Buddha preaching.
At present, the Kaba Aye Pagoda is a peaceful and spiritual place for monks and chant sutra or other scriptures to pray for peace. This peaceful pagoda is also a prominent landmark of Burmese temples and pagodas, and is one of the most beautiful pagodas in the world.
Kaba Aye means peace. So, when visitors come here, they will experience the harmony and the serenity. Every year this place is chosen as the venue for the Tipitakadhara Examination for Myanmar monks.
This structure is 36m high, with a population of auxiliary towers leading to the main power with a golden dome. Specially, the dome of the power was carved very sophisticated, became the pride of the Theravada Buddhism. The top is shaped like an umbrella. The bottom of the pagoda is a colorful circle with five entrances. This Buddhist architecture is extremely elaborate. In the center of the pagoda is a large, empty pillar. Inside the empty pillar is a large silver Buddha statue and many pillars surrounded, interwoven with murals that simulate the main stages of the Buddha’s life.
– Address: Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
– Phone number: +95 9 777 234226
– Opening time: Everyday, from 06:00 AM to 08:00 PM

Other attractions in Yangon: National Museum of Myanmar; Shwedagon pagoda; Sule pagoda; Kalaywa Monastery; Immanuel Baptist Church; Myanmar Gems Museum; Bogyoke park; Mingalarbar Balloon; Saint Mary Cathedral Yangon; Yangon City Hall; Independence Monument Yangon; Karaweik Hall; Saint Mary’s Cathedral Yangon…