Botataung Pagoda

Botataung Pagoda


Rangoon, Myanmar (MM)
The Botataung Pagoda is a famous pagoda located in downtown Yangon, Myanmar. The pagoda was first built by the Mon around the same time as was Shwedagon Pagoda—according to local belief, over 2500 years ago, and was known as Kyaik-de-att in Mon language. The pagoda is hollow within, and houses what is believed to be a sacred hair of Gautama Buddha.
The Botataung Pagoda is a famous pagoda located in downtown Yangon, Myanmar. The pagoda was first built by the Mon around the same time as was Shwedagon Pagoda—according to local belief, over 2500 years ago, and was known as Kyaik-de-att in Mon language. The pagoda is hollow within, and houses what is believed to be a sacred hair of Gautama Buddha.
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