Mahazedi Pagoda
| Mahazedi Pagoda | |
|---|---|
| မဟာစေတီ | |
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  Shown within Myanmar | |
| Basic information | |
| Geographic coordinates | 17°20′21″N 96°27′15″E / 17.339151°N 96.454237°ECoordinates: 17°20′21″N 96°27′15″E / 17.339151°N 96.454237°E |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Sect | Theravada Buddhism |
| Municipality | Bago |
| Region | Bago Region |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Architectural description | |
| Founder | Bayinnaung |
| Completed | 1560 |
Mahazedi Pagoda (Burmese: မဟာစေတီ) is a prominent Buddhist pagoda in Bago, Myanmar.
History
The pagoda was built by King Bayinnaung in 1560 to house a gold and jewel-encrusted tooth relic of the Buddha.[1][2] The tooth relic was, in fact, a fake replica from Dharmapala of Kotte, the king of the Kingdom of Kotte, who gifted the tooth, along with an alms bowl and his daughter.[3][4][2] The relics arrived in 1576.[2] In 1599, King Anaukpetlun conquered Bago and removed the relics to Taungoo.[2] In 1636, King Thalun invaded Taungoo and removed the relics to Innwa, enshrining them at the Kaunghmudaw Pagoda in Sagaing.[2] Throughout its history, the pagoda has been destroyed by several earthquakes on the Sagaing Fault, on 13 September 1564, 1583, and 8 October 1888, and completely leveled in 1930.[5][1] Mahazedi Pagoda was rebuilt in the 1950s.[4]
References
- 1 2 Guides, Insight (2015). Insight Guide: Myanmar (Burma). Apa Publications (UK) Limited. ISBN 9781780058849.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Thabrew, W. Vivian De (2014-03-11). Buddhist Monuments And Temples Of Myanmar And Thailand. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781491896228.
- ↑ DK (2016). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Myanmar (Burma). Penguin. ISBN 9781465459824.
- 1 2 Wojciehowski, Hannah Chapelle (2011-08-22). Group Identity in the Renaissance World. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107003606.
- ↑ Thein, Maung (2009). "EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI HAZARD IN MYANMAR" (PDF). Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami. 3: 43–57.