Kouthaung ( my, ကိုးသောင်းဘုရား ''kui:saung:bhu.ra:'' ''Koùthaùñ hpăyà'') is the largest
Buddhist temple in
Mrauk U
Mrauk U ( ) is a town in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar. It is the capital of Mrauk-U Township, a subregion of the Mrauk-U District.
Mrauk U is of great cultural importance to the local Rakhine (Arakanese) people, and is the location of many ...
,
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
. The name means "Temple of 90,000 Buddha Images". The temple was built between 1554 and 1556 by King
Dikkha.
[Gutman 2001: 106–107]
Photo gallery
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Koe Thaung-Mrauk U-24-Waechter-gje.jpg
Koe Thaung-Mrauk U-38-Buddhas-gje.jpg
Koe Thaung-Mrauk U-42-Umgang mit Buddhas-gje.jpg
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Koe Thaung-Mrauk U-48-lebender Buddha-gje.jpg
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See also
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Shite-thaung Temple
The Shaitthaung Temple ( Rakhine and , Rakhine pronunciation: ), also spelled Shitthaung (Okell: ''Hyiʔthaùñ hpăyà'' ) according to Standard Burmese pronunciation, is a famous Buddhist temple in Mrauk U. The name means 'Temple of 80,000 Bu ...
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Htukkanthein Temple
Htukkanthein ( my, ထုက္ကန့်သိမ်; ) is one of the most famous Buddhist temples in the ancient Arakanese city of Mrauk U, in Rakhine State, Western Myanmar. The name means "Cross-Beam Ordination Hall".
Like most of Mrauk U ...
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Andaw-thein Ordination Hall
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Le-myet-hna Temple
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Ratanabon Pagoda
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List of Buddhist temples in Myanmar
References
Bibliography
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Buddhist temples in Rakhine State
16th-century Buddhist temples
1556 establishments in Asia
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1556
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