Shite-thaung Temple

Shaitthaung Temple
ရှစ်သောင်းဘုရား
Temple of 80,000 Buddha Images
Temple of Victory
Shitthaung Temple
Religion
AffiliationTheravada Buddhism
Location
CountryMyanmar
Shite-thaung Temple is located in Myanmar
Shite-thaung Temple
Location within Burma
Geographic coordinates20°35′51″N 93°11′35″E / 20.59750°N 93.19306°E / 20.59750; 93.19306
Architecture
FounderKing Min Bin
Completed1535 (1535)

The Shaitthaung Temple (Rakhine and Burmese: ရှစ်သောင်းဘုရား; MLCTS: hrac saung bhu. ra:, Rakhine pronunciation: [ʃaɪʔθáʊɰ̃ pʰəɹá]), also spelled Shitthaung (Okell: Hyiʔthaùñ hpăyà [ʃɪʔθáʊɴ pʰəjá]) according to Standard Burmese pronunciation, is a famous Buddhist temple in Mrauk U. The name means 'Temple of 80,000 Buddha Images', and is also known as the 'Temple of Victory'.


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