Shwebontha Pagodas - Chin State
It lies at the confluence of Neyinzaya and
Myittha Rivers in Kalemyo, Chin State. It was one of
the 84,000 pagodas sponsored by King Thiri Dhamma
Thawka as- it was built under the reign of (wing
Landapala in Sakarit 225 enshrining the relics sent
by King Thiri Dhamma Thawka. It is over 300 years
older than the city of Kale as the city was built on
the 5th waning moon day of Tabodwe, Kawza Sakarit
328. In Sakarit 450, King Alaung Sithu of Bagan got
to the venue of the pagoda and had it repaired while
the barge was at rest. The pagoda has been repaired
successively by lay people and it is now standing in
full splendour. |