Umin Thonze Pagoda | |
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ဥမင် သုံးဆယ် ဘုရား | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
Location | |
Location | Sagaing |
Geographic coordinates | 21°54′42″N 95°59′26″E / 21.9115549°N 95.9904873°E |
Architecture | |
Completed | 1330s 1847 (renovated) |
The Umin Thonze Pagoda (Burmese: ဥမင် သုံးဆယ် ဘုရား) is a Buddhist stupa, located in the Sagaing Hills, Myanmar.[1][2] The pagoda was founded by King Tarabya I (r. 1327–1335/36) of Sagaing.[citation needed] It was renovated in 1643 and in 1723.[3] In 1838, the pagoda was essentially destroyed by a major earthquake. King Pagan Min (r. 1846–53) rebuilt the pagoda, completing it in 1847.[note 1] It has a cave with 45 seated Buddha images arranged in a curved formation and behind them decorated with sparkling glass-works.
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