Shwe Myin Tin Mu Htaw Pagoda

It was built by King Alaung-sithu of Bagan in Myaing, Pakokku District, Magway Division. The King ascended the throne in Sakarit 455 (AD 1113) as the 45th. He was on tour to the land of Zabu Thabye and back from there when the royal barge stopped moving when it got to the place. He looked out, to see clouds in the sky with an opening for a steed moving back and forth. He had it interpreted by seers as for a place of good deeds of forebears So he had a search carried out, to find a pagoda in Hmaing (now Myaing). It had been one among 84000 built by Thiri Dhamma Thawka the great king. Alaung Sithu built a bigger pagoda over and above the old one. He had the horse and bridle built of his weight in gold, with the mane built in emerald, eyes in rubies, and four hoofs in emerald and had it conse¬crated there. It was called Shwe My in Tin in recognition of the horse found by Alaung Sithu, in the sky. It was facing east, with a pagoda inside. Like all Mu Htaw pagodas, its base is circular.