Htupayon Pagoda of Mrauk U | |
Native Name: | မြောက်ဦး ထူပါရုံ ဘုရား |
Native Name Lang: | Burmese |
Location: | Mrauk U, Rakhine State |
Religious Affiliation: | Buddhism |
Sect: | Theravada Buddhism |
Region: | Rakhine State |
Country: | Myanmar |
Functional Status: | active |
Founded By: | Min Ran Aung |
Groundbreaking: | 1494 |
The Htupayon Pagoda (Burmese: ထူပါရုံ ဘုရား, in Burmese pronounced as /tʰù bà jòʊ̯ɴ pʰəjá/) is a Buddhist stupa located in Mrauk U, Rakhine State, Myanmar. Construction of the pagoda was commissioned by King Min Ran Aung in 1494. The eight-year-old king likely never saw the completion of the pagoda as he was assassinated by his own ministers just six months into his reign.[1] The pagoda, located in the northern sector of Mrauk-U, was considered auspicious by later Arakanese kings who visited its precincts after the coronation ceremony to take an oath for the well being of the country during their reign.[2]