Tantkyitaung Pagoda | |
Map Type: | Burma |
Coordinates: | 21.1554°N 94.7879°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Theravada Buddhism |
Country: | Myanmar |
Founded By: | King Anawrahta |
Year Completed: | 397 ME |
Tantkyitaung Pagoda (my|တန့်ကြည့်တောင်စေတီ), located across the Ayeyarwady River in Pakokku District, Magway Division, Myanmar (Burma) is a prominent Burmese Buddhist pagoda near the historic city of Bagan, believed to enshrine four tooth relics of Gautama Buddha.[1]
It was built by King Anawrahta in 397 ME on Tantkyi Hill, where the royal white elephant bearing the tooth relics rested for the second time, after it sat at a place, market by Shin Myethna Thettawshay Pagoda, then at a place where heavy rains fell, market by Shin Mogaung Pagoda, and at a place where the elephant mustered its strength, market by Sin Min Thwin Pagoda.
Tantkyitaung Pagoda is high with the base of . Its nine tiers of umbrella contains a silver vane and the diamond bud. It has been renovated in successive periods. It has a depiction of The Buddha, a statue of Ananda and that of the forest guardian. A look down from the pagoda platform reveals the head of a dragon protruding from the walling down below. It is said that the tail end of this likeness of the dragon is around the site of Shwezigon Pagoda.[2]