Phaung Daw U Pagoda

Phaung Daw U Pagoda
ဖောင်တော်ဦးဘုရား
The Phaung Daw U Pagoda
Religion
AffiliationTheravada Buddhism
Location
CountryMyanmar
Phaung Daw U Pagoda is located in Myanmar
Phaung Daw U Pagoda
Location within Burma
Geographic coordinates20°28′28″N 96°53′25″E / 20.47444°N 96.89028°E / 20.47444; 96.89028
Architecture
Completed(Unknown)
The Phaung Daw U Buddhas in the centre shrine in the main hall of the temple.

Phaung Daw U Pagoda (Burmese: ဖောင်တော်ဦးဘုရား, IPA: [pʰàʊɰ̃ dɔ̀ ʔú pʰəjá]; lit.'principal royal barge pagoda'), also spelt Phaung Daw Oo or Hpaung Daw Oo, is a notable Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar (formerly Burma), located in the village of Ywama on Inle Lake in Shan State.[1] The pagoda is the site of a major annual pagoda festival during which the temple's principal Buddha images are circulated on a royal barge across Inle Lake.[2]

  1. ^ Christel, Pascal (2020-10-18). Splendour of Buddhism in Burma: A Journey to the Golden Land. Partridge Publishing Singapore. ISBN 978-1-5437-5817-7.
  2. ^ "Phaung Daw Oo magic returns to Inle Lake". The Myanmar Times. 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2021-01-07.