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High medieval · Buddhist · Myanmar
Lawkananda Pagoda
Bagan, Mandalay Region · 21.1272°, 94.8506°
Gautama Buddha (replica of a tooth relic)PaganPagoda
Sacred since
1044 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
11th c. (reign of Anawrahta)
Pagan
History & significance
A stupa on the bank of the Ayeyarwady at Bagan, built in the reign of King Anawrahta, founder of the Pagan Empire, and holding a replica of a tooth relic of the Buddha. A bejewelled hti was hoisted to its summit on 24 May 2003, and its annual festival falls in July.