U Khanti Maha Myat Muni Wish-granting Pagoda
U Khanti Pagoda lies in the grand tazaung between
Aung Naing Gon Pagoda and the south Zina Manaung
Pagoda, at the (highest) central portion of Naga
Witha Range that has the shape of a serpant east of
Mawlamyine. It was built by Hermit U Khanti of
Mandalay Hill, at the sponsorship of U Ah Khoi-Daw
Maw Nwi, Longchai Pulse Oil Miller of Mawlamyine. U
Khanti had the head cast in bronze and the body cast
in iron in Mandalay just like Mandalay Maha Myat
Muni, and placed in Mawlamyine in glass container.
The casting was completed on the full-moon day of
Kason 1297. The image is 19 feet from the base to
the top, 12 feet from the left to the right, with
the whole image covered in glass casing. |