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Late medieval · Buddhist · Myanmar
Sakya Man Aung Pagoda
Mrauk U, Rakhine · 20.5948°, 93.2009°
Gautama BuddhaMrauk U—
Sacred since
1629 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1629 (Mrauk U)
Mrauk U
History & significance
A Buddhist temple about a kilometre northeast of the royal palace at Mrauk U, commissioned in 1629 by King Thiri Thudhamma Raza; its stupa is laid out on an eight-petalled lotus plan and turns from an octagonal form to a bell above nine rising tiers.