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Late medieval · Buddhist · Myanmar
Le-myet-hna Temple
Mrauk U, Rakhine State · 20.5985°, 93.1908°
Eight seated Buddhas around the central pillarMrauk U—
Sacred since
1430 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1430 (Min Saw Mon)
Mrauk U
History & significance
A four-sided black sandstone shrine at the northwest corner of the Shite-thaung temple in Mrauk U, completed in 1430 for King Min Saw Mon. Doorways on all four sides lead to a central pillar ringed by eight seated Buddhas.