Maha Myat Muni Phaya (Mawlamyine)

The Maha Myat Muni is the most famous pagoda of ail in Mawlamyine. It is cast in the likeness of Maha Myat Muni Phaya Image in Mandalay. It lies on the northern-most part to Naga Witha Range in Mawlamyine. One of the queens of King Mindon named Sein Tone evaded to Mawlamyine together with Sayadaw Wizaya Yama, after the fall of King Thibaw's reign in Mandalay.

The Sayadaw and the queen had an ardent desire to pay obeisance to Maha Myat Muni Image of Mandalay. A very pious disciple named Daw Shwe Bwint founded a board to have an image cast in its likeness. She herself led the board and made copies in Mandalay. It was cast in Mawlamyine to be completed in 1266. The image is f3 feet 8 inches from base to the top and cast in 8164 ticals 3 pes of alloy — 1834 ticals and 12 pes of-, gold, 6284 ticals and 7 pes of silver and 35 ticals of mogyo alloy.