Koe-thaung Temple
Largest Buddhist temple in Mrauk U, Myanmar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Largest Buddhist temple in Mrauk U, Myanmar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kouthaung (Burmese: ကိုးသောင်းဘုရား kui:saung:bhu.ra: [kóðáʊɰ̃ pʰəjá] Koùthaùñ hpăyà) is the largest Buddhist temple in Mrauk U, Myanmar. The name means "Temple of 90,000 Buddha Images". The temple was built between 1554 and 1556 by King Dikkha.[1]
Koe-Thaung ကိုးသောင်းဘုရား | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Theravada |
Location | |
Country | Myanmar |
Geographic coordinates | 20.59815°N 93.21097°E |
Architecture | |
Founder | Dikkha of Mrauk-U |
Completed | c. 1554–1556 |
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