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Bilin township, Mon State · 17.1604°, 97.1715°
A hill pagoda in Bilin township, Mon State, said to enshrine a hair relic of the Buddha, with a tooth relic added under King Culasirimasoka. Long neglected, its hti came to lean — giving the name Kyaik Htisaung, the pagoda with the tilting umbrella — until the monk U Pannadipa returned in 1971 and led four decades of rebuilding across nine shrines.
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.
Tradition tells that Gautama Buddha came to Kaylartha mountain and gave strands of his hair to hermits, monks and two belu brothers, Deiwa Kondala and Namani Kondala, who raised the pagoda to enshrine them.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern restoration
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