Kyaikhto
Kyaikhto is a town in Mon State. Kyaikhto is a
small town and popular for its wish fulfil Golden
Rock Pagoda. About 160 km from Yangon. This mystical
Pagoda is about 18ft tall and is built on a huge
boulder about 50ft in girth. This boulder is
balancing precariously on the edge of 18ft high rock
and separated from the mountain edge by a deep chasm
over 1100M above sea level. It is indeed an
overwhelming sight, how the boulder keeps its
balance is beyond comprehension, but it was been
there for 2500 years.
There is a steep road winding up from Kinpun base
camp to Golden Rock about 13 miles by truck. There
are only few Hotels with modern facilities for the
visitors.
Interesting Places
Kyaikpawlaw Hmeshindaw (Live-Mole) Image
It
is situated in Gangaw Ward, Kyaikhto, Mon State.
About 221 years after the Parinibbana of the Buddha,
Sri Lankan King Dewanampiya Teiktha in consultation
with Ashin Maheinda floated four statues each
enshrining a hair relic with four barges made of
teak, jackfruit, thingan and rock cartwheel.
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Maha
Muni Thun Paya
A replica of Maha Myat Muni Image in Mandalay is
situated opposite Kyaikpawlaw Hmeshindaw Image in
Gangaw Ward, Kyaikhto, Mon State.
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