Mudon ( my, မုဒုံမြို့; mnw, မိုဟ်ပ္ဍုၚ်) is a town in the Mon State of south-east

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 ...

, south of

Mawlamyine Mawlamyine (also spelled Mawlamyaing; , ; th, เมาะลำเลิง ; mnw, မတ်မလီု, ), formerly Moulmein, is the fourth-largest city in Myanmar (Burma), ''World Gazetteer'' south east of Yangon and south of Thaton, at th ...

. Mudon lies along the highway that links Mawlamyine to

Thanbyuzayat Thanbyuzayat ( my, သံဖြူဇရပ်မြို့; mnw, ဇြပ်ဗု, "Reid, Robert and Grosberg, Michael (2005) ''Myanmar (Burma)'' (9th edition) Lonely Planet Publications, Footscray, Victoria, Australiapage 159 ) is a town in ...

Kyaik-kami Kyaikkhami ( Mon language, Mon: ; ; pronounced ; th, เชียงกราน, formerly Amherst) is a resort town within Thanbyuzayat township in the Mon State of south-east Myanmar. The town is situated on a peninsula about south of Maw ...

(Amherst) and Setse Beach.

Etymology

"Mudon" derives from the Mon language term "Mudeung" ( mnw, မိုဟ်ပ္ဍုၚ်; ), which means "salty peak."

Attractions

The Win Sein reclining Buddha, the world's largest reclining Buddha, is a major attraction in Mudon. The Win Sein reclining Buddha is approached by a roadway with 500 life-size statues of Arahant disciples of Buddha. The reclining Buddha is in length, and in height. Inside there are numerous rooms with dioramas of the teachings of Buddhism, similar to

Haw Par Villa Haw Par Villa () is a theme park located along Pasir Panjang Road in Singapore. The park contains over 1,000 statues and 150 giant dioramas depicting scenes from Chinese mythology, folklore, legends, history, and illustrations of various as ...

of Singapore. As of 2020 a 2nd reclining Buddha of comparable size to Win Sein Taw Ya is under construction. Other attraction sites are Kangyi Pagoda, Kangyi Lake, Jon Jon Ja Forest Monastery, Mon culture at Kamawet village and the Kyauktalon Taung and Yadana Taung limestone formations.

Tradition

Local women are famous for weaving red-checked pattern Mon traditional longyis at traditional wooden loom.

Gallery

File:Kangyi Pagoda at Mudon 20140401.jpg, Kangyi Pagoda File:Kan Gyi Pagoda-nX-12.jpg, Kangyi Pagoda File:Win Sein Taw Ya - Reclining Buddha.jpg, Win Sein Taw Ya - Reclining Buddha File:Mudon 13.JPG, Mudon High School File:Mudon Jon Jon Ja Forest Monastery Waterfall.jpg, Jon Jon Ja Forest Monastery Waterfall File:Rajadhirat-kamarwet-2.jpg, Statue of Razadarit at Kamawet Village File:Kan Gyi Lake-nX-8.jpg, Kangyi Lake File:Kyauk Ta Tone-nX-5.jpg, Kyauktalon Taung

References

External links

"Mudon Map — Satellite Images of Mudon"
Maplandia World Gazetteer Township capitals of Myanmar Populated places in Mon State {{Mon-geo-stub