Kuthodaw Pagoda

Kuthodaw Pagoda
Kuthodaw Pagoda
	Kuthodaw Pagoda from the southeast terrace
Religion
Affiliation	Theravada Buddhism
Location
Location	Mandalay
Country	Myanmar
	Shown within Myanmar
Geographic coordinates	22°00′17″N 96°06′46″E / 22.004712°N 96.112902°E
Architecture
Founder	King Mindon Min
Completed	May 4, 1868

Kuthodaw Pagoda (Burmese: ကုသိုလ်တော်‌ဘုရား, pronounced [kṵðòdɔ̀ pʰəjá]; lit. 'Royal Merit', and formally titled Mahalawka Marazein မဟာလောကမာရဇိန်စေတီ) is a Buddhist stupa, located in Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar), that contains the world's largest book. It lies at the foot of Mandalay Hill and was built during the reign of King Mindon. The stupa itself, which is gilded above its terraces, is 188 feet (57 m) high, and is modelled after the Shwezigon Pagoda at Nyaung-U near Bagan. In the grounds of the pagoda are 729 kyauksa gu or stone-inscription caves, each containing a marble slab inscribed on both sides with a page of text from the Tipitaka, the entire Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism.