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Late medieval · Buddhist · Myanmar
Shite-thaung Temple
Mrauk U, Rakhine · 20.5975°, 93.1931°
Gautama Buddha (Theravada)Mrauk U Kingdom—
Sacred since
1535 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1535-36 (Min Bin)
Mrauk U Kingdom
History & significance
A fortress-like temple on the western face of Pokhaung hill at Mrauk U, built in 1535-36 by King Min Bin to commemorate his conquest of Bengal. Known as the Temple of 80,000 Buddha Images and also as the Temple of Victory, it has a central bell-shaped stupa with four corner stupas and three concentric maze-like corridors lined with Buddha figures and relief carving.