Maha Thetkya Marazain , Mandalay Kyauk Taw Gyi

Maha Thetkya Marazain
(Kyauk Taw Gyi Pagoda of Mandalay)

It was built by King Mindon of white marble. It took three years from 1266 to 1269.

After the king’s demise. The Saopha of Nyaungshwe built its gantakuti temple and a tazaung for pilgrims there.

In the brick pyathats on the mahayan wall were figures of 80 arahantas. At the four corners were grown Bodhi trees from Sri Lanka. Now only one is left in the north-west.
 

Kyauktawgyi Pagoda (the Pagoda of the Great Marble Image), also built by King Mindon, stands at the foot of Mandalay Hill. Built in 1865, the Pagoda is so-called because it houses a large image of the Buddha sculpted from a single block of beautiful Sagyin marble. Other attractions are Sandamuni Pagoda, Eindawya Pagoda, Shwe In Bin Monastery, Mandalay Museum and Library, Zegyo Market and Silk Weaving Cottage Industry.

 

 

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