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Mingun, Sagaing Region · 22.0558°, 96.0167°
A white terraced pagoda at Mingun, built in 1816 by King Bagyidaw in memory of his first consort and cousin Princess Hsinbyume, who had died in childbirth nearby. Its form is a marked departure from Burmese pagoda norms; King Mindon restored it in 1874 after the earthquake of 1839, and it was badly damaged again in the 2025 Myanmar earthquake.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
It is modelled on the mythical Sulamani pagoda that stands atop Mount Meru, its seven concentric terraces representing the seven mountain ranges that ring the sacred mountain in Buddhist cosmology.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Konbaung
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