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Mahamuni Paya Temple

The Mahamuni Paya Temple is the holiest temple of Mandalay. And is regularly visited by devout Buddhists throughout Myanmar. Is 40 km north of Mrauk U and about 10 km east of the farm town of Kyauktaw, originally built in 1784 and almost completely rebuilt after a fire in 1884, the famous Maha muni Buddha, is a huge and very old bronze image. Rakhine kings believed provided supernatural protection for their sucessive Kingdoms. Here, you see the faithful applying gifts of gold leaf on the body of the Buddha image. In this pagoda, woman are not allowed to touch the Buddha and have to sit in a separate place.
 

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What The New Age Traveler Says...?

Mandalay Mahamuni Paya Temple - Is one of the finest temples in Myanmar.  The Pagoda was built about 75 years before the formal founding of Mandalay. The main attracion of the monastery is Maha Muni Buddha. The Maha Muni Buddha is a celebrated huge sculpture of Lord Buddha in the Maha Muni temple. According to legend the big statue is one of a handful cast when Buddha was still alive. However, archaeologists say it was most likely made more than 600 years after the Buddha's death. In my opinion this temple is really worth a visit.