Tantkyitaung Pagoda ( my, တန့်ကြည့်တောင်စေတီ), located across the

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Pakokku District Pakokku District ( my, ပခုက္ကူခရိုင်, ; also Pagukku District) is a district of the Magway Division in central Burma (Myanmar). It is situated in northern part of Magwe Region. The administrative centre is the city of ...

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(Burma) is a prominent Burmese

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pagoda near the historic city of

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, believed to enshrine four tooth relics of

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. It was built by King Anawrahta in 397 ME on Tantkyi Hill, where the royal white elephant bearing the tooth relics rested for the second time, after it sat at a place, market by Shin Myethna Thettawshay Pagoda, then at a place where heavy rains fell, market by Shin Mogaung Pagoda, and at a place where the elephant mustered its strength, market by Sin Min Thwin Pagoda. Tantkyitaung Pagoda is high with the base of . Its nine tiers of umbrella contains a silver vane and the diamond bud. It has been renovated in successive periods. It has a depiction of The Buddha, a statue of Ananda and that of the forest guardian. A look down from the pagoda platform reveals the head of a dragon protruding from the walling down below. It is said that the tail end of this likeness of the dragon is around the site of Shwezigon Pagoda.Ancient Pagodas In Myanmar. Vol:1, Adapted by Myat Min Hlaing and Translated by Soe Myint. January,2003

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