Shwezigon Pagoda Bell Explained

Monument Name:Shwezigon Pagoda Bell
Native Name:ရွှေစည်းခုံဘုရား ခေါင်းလောင်း
Location:Bagan, Myanmar
Type:Temple Bell
Material:Copper
3423 kg
Open:23 May 1557
Dedicated To:Shwezigon Pagoda

The Shwezigon Pagoda Bell (Burmese: ရွှေစည်းခုံဘုရား ခေါင်းလောင်း) is a temple bell located at the Shwezigon Pagoda in Bagan, Myanmar. The 3423 kg bell was dedicated to the pagoda by King Bayinnaung of Toungoo Dynasty in 1557. The inscriptions on the bell in Burmese, Mon, and Pali describe the important events of the first six years of his reign.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Thaw Kaung 2010: 108–109