Saddan Cave is a major Buddhist cave temple with hundreds of small Buddha statues. It is located in the southernmost point of the Zwegabin Mountain range, Hpa-An,

Kayin State Kayin State ( my, ကရင်ပြည်နယ်, ; kjp, ဖၠုံခါန်ႋကၞင့်, italics=no; ksw, ကညီကီၢ်စဲၣ်, ), also known by the endonyms Kawthoolei and Karen State, is a state of Myanmar. The ca ...

, Myanmar. Saddan Cave is 107 meters long from east to west and 40 meters wide, and is the longest cave in Karen State with a narrow entrance. The cave is located at a height of about 30 feet from the ground and has a round shape. The cave is named after Saddan, the king of elephants who lived near the cave. The largest of the stalagmites is called the "Stone Pillar of the King of Elephants". The Saddan Cave

Pagoda festival Pagoda festivals ( my, ဘုရားပွဲ; ''paya pwe'') are regular festivals found throughout Burma (Myanmar) that commemorate major religious events in pagoda's history, including the founding of a pagoda and the crowning of the pagoda's ...

is held every year on the last day of

Thingyan Thingyan (, ; Arakanese: ; from Sanskrit '' saṁkrānti,'' which means "transit f the Sun from Pisces to Aries) is the Burmese New Year Festival that usually occurs in middle of April. Thingyan is the first ever water festival celebrated in ...

. At the exit of Saddan Cave, there is a large lake, which is said to be King Saddan's bathing lake. Saddan Cave was a resting place for the legendary King Paarwana (ပအာဝနမင်းကြီး) when he was a hunter, according to Karen legend.

Gallery

File:Saddan Cave-12.jpg, Small Buddha statues File:ဆင်မင်းကိုပစ်သည့်အပေါက်.jpg, The hole where the hunter shot the King Saddan File:Mahar Sadan Cave 2.jpg, The reclining statue in the cave File:Mahar Sadan Cave 10.jpg, Cave exit File:Scenery outside Saddar Cave - Near H'pa-an - Myanmar (Burma) - 02 (11955897746).jpg, Scenery outside Saddan Cave

References

Buddhist caves in Myanmar Buildings and structures in Kayin State {{Kayin-geo-stub