Zeya Mingala Shwe-In-Taung Pagoda
Zeya Mingalar Shwe In Taung Pagoda lies in
Taungdwingyi, Magway Division. It was said to be
built some 300 years before Gautama Buddha by King
Peikyaung. the fifth in the line of kings namely
Thagaya and Thaketa that came from the land of
Thinkatha Nagara of Mizzima Desa. The father did not
finish it. So the son King Thandaung had to complete
it at the height of 30 cubits.
In Sakarit 191, after 1700 years, it was repaired
by Min Pyaung, Min Vaung, Min Naung, Min Naga and
sister SawKalya of Kalinga, Mizzima Desa, enshrining
the relics of Gautama Buddha, to a height of 30
cubits. It was then named Shwe-In-Taung, which was
later renamed to be Zeya Mingala Shwe-In-Taung
Pagoda. In Sakarit 640, King Thihapate re¬paired the
pagoda to be of a height of 66 cubits and a half.
Also built were satellite pagodas numbering 175 in
the first tier, 148 in the second and 91 in the
thrid. It is now very famous in Taungdwingyi. |