Thihoshin Pagoda | |
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သီဟိုဠ်ရှင်မြတ်စွာဘုရား | |
![]() Thihoshin Pagoda | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
Location | |
Location | Pakokku, Magway Region |
Country | Myanmar |
Geographic coordinates | 21°19′37″N 95°04′04″E / 21.326932°N 95.06765°E |
Architecture | |
Founder | King Vijayabahu I(Ashoka Rama),King of Sri Lanka |
Completed | King Alaungsithu |
Thihoshin Pagoda ( Burmese: သီဟိုဠ်ရှင်စေတီ) is a famous Buddhist pagoda in Pakokku, Magway Region, Myanmar. [1] The pagoda was initiated and offered by King Vijayabahu I(Ashoka Rama), king of Sri Lanka, who reigned until 1110. It was completed during the reign of King Alaungsithu (1090-1167). [1] A pagoda festival is held every year between May and June, from the 8th to 10th waxing days of the Burmese month of Nayon. [1] [2]
Thihoshin Pagoda | |
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သီဟိုဠ်ရှင်မြတ်စွာဘုရား | |
![]() Thihoshin Pagoda | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
Location | |
Location | Pakokku, Magway Region |
Country | Myanmar |
Geographic coordinates | 21°19′37″N 95°04′04″E / 21.326932°N 95.06765°E |
Architecture | |
Founder | King Vijayabahu I(Ashoka Rama),King of Sri Lanka |
Completed | King Alaungsithu |
Thihoshin Pagoda ( Burmese: သီဟိုဠ်ရှင်စေတီ) is a famous Buddhist pagoda in Pakokku, Magway Region, Myanmar. [1] The pagoda was initiated and offered by King Vijayabahu I(Ashoka Rama), king of Sri Lanka, who reigned until 1110. It was completed during the reign of King Alaungsithu (1090-1167). [1] A pagoda festival is held every year between May and June, from the 8th to 10th waxing days of the Burmese month of Nayon. [1] [2]