Kyauktawgyi Pagoda in Amarapura (also known as Ramsi Sakka Maha Pagoda) was built in 1847. This is a large white pagoda with the golden spiral top. The Kyauktawgyi Pagoda is home to the 11-meter high, 500-ton Arbayar Laba Muni, carved from a large jade block on Minn Dhamma Hill and also home to three white elephants.
The name of the Kyauktawgyi Pagoda is meaning the Great Marble Buddha Image. In the Kyauktawgyi Pagoda, there is a Buddha Image seated in Bhumisparsha mudra. This statue center is the hand and eyes. This is where one of the biggest events in Mandalay taken place, which is the festival of the Kyauktawgyi Paya. People said that there were 10 thousand men moving this stone slab from the Ayeyarwaddy River to the current location. Specially, the Buddha statue has been stored in a controlled glass to prevent damage and influence by the climate of Myanmar.
Inside the Kyauktawgyi Pagoda there is a marble Buddha image (roughly 37 feet tall and 24 feet wide). The pagoda entrance bottom is the head of Naga and the staircase stop is white and gold Chinthe. If you want to get to the hall, then follow the long corridor where you can buy flowers and offerings.
The Kyauktawgyi Pagoda is about 15 km to the downtown area. If you want to go to the Kyauktawgyi Pagoda from the downtown, you can get in a taxi or get on a train to Insein railway station.
For many countries, including Myanmar, white elephant is a symbol of meaning and spirituality. You can easily come to the Elephant house by walking from Minn Dhamma Hill. In this Elephant house, people are maintaining three white elephants.
Travel Information:
– Admission Fee: US$5 per person
– Location: on Mindhama Hill, Mingalardon Township, Yangon.
– Opening time: from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm
Other attractions in Yangon: 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…
