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Late medieval · Buddhist · Myanmar

Kaunghmudaw Pagoda

Sagaing, Sagaing · 21.9328°, 95.9380°

Gautama Buddha (Theravada relic stupa)Restored ToungooEgg-shaped stupa after the Ruwanwelisaya
Sacred since
1636 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1636-1648 (Thalun)
Restored Toungoo

History & significance

A white stupa 46 metres high near Sagaing, built between April 1636 and May 1648 under King Thalun of the Restored Toungoo kingdom. Its formal name Yaza Mani Sula refers to the relics enshrined in its chamber, and its rounded, egg-shaped dome, modelled on the Ruwanwelisaya in Sri Lanka, sets it apart from the usual Burmese bell profile.

Sthala katha — the legend

Local belief holds that the relic chamber contains the Buddha's lower left tooth, eleven hair relics and an alms bowl, and that the dome was raised around a 7.3-metre marble Buddha image.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Restored Toungoo