Wish-granting hair relic pagoda (Hump pagoda)
The Hump Pagoda was built by Hermit Teiktha, who
built the Kyaik Hti Yo Pagoda. He built it in
Sakarit 47, five years earlier than Kyaik Hti Yo.
Its structure was unique in that it was composed of
three rocks in a row. It is about four miles from
Kyonka village, Paung Township, Mon State. It lies
near Thabeik-aing Monastery on the Hump Mountain
Range. Therefore, the pagoda is also known as the
Hump Pagoda.
The base rock carried three characters to
indicate the reverence of Chinese monks, meaning
Pyomayaung Monastery. The original name was
Baindithela (multiple rock layers) Pagoda. In Kayin
dialect, it was called the pagoda of rocks. In Mon
it was Kyaik Baw Gal. It lies 1888 feet above sea
level. The uppermost rock is five cubits and a half
high with a girth of 17 cubits. The middle rock is
seven cubits high with a girth of 28 and a half
cubits. The base rock is five cubits high with a
girth of 15 cubits. |