Shwesandaw Pagoda (Pyay) Explained

Shwesandaw Pagoda
Map Type:Burma
Coordinates:18.8182°N 95.2211°W
Religious Affiliation:Theravada Buddhism
Country:Myanmar

The Shwesandaw Pagoda, or Shwesandaw Paya (Burmese: ရွှေဆံတော်ဘုရား, in Burmese pronounced as /ʃwè sʰàɰ̃dɔ̀ pʰəjá/) is a Buddhist pagoda in the center of Pyay, Burma. It is one of the more important Buddhist pilgrimage locations in Burma. It is said to contain a couple of the Lord Buddha's hairs, as its name means Golden Hair Relic.

During the full moon day of Tabodwe, Shwesandaw Pagoda holds a (မီးဖုန်းပွဲ), whereby worshippers light bonfires using Sesbania cannabina as tinder.[1]

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  1. News: ပြည်မြို့၏ တပို့တွဲလပြည့် ညံရိုးပူဇော်ပွဲ၊ ထမနဲပွဲနှင့် ဖိုးဦးတောင်ပွဲတော်. မို့မို့. 2017-11-02. ကြေးမုံ.