Mawtinzun Pagoda
Mawtinzun Pagoda (Burmese: မော်တင်စွန်းဘုရား), officially known as the Mahāmakuṭaraṃsi Hsandawshin Myat Mawtin Pagoda (Burmese: မဟာမကုဋရံသီဆံတော်ရှင် မြတ်မော်တင်စေတီတော်), is a Buddhist pagoda in Ngapudaw Township, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar (Burma). The pagoda is located along the Cape of Mawtin on the Andaman Sea.[1] The pagoda is submerged underwater throughout the year, except during the pagoda festival season. Mawtinzun Pagoda Festival is held annually during the traditional Burmese month of Tabaung.[2] In 2015, over 5,000 tourists attended the festival.[2]
| Mawtinzun Pagoda | |
|---|---|
မဟာမကုဋရံသီဆံတော်ရှင် မြတ်မော်တင်စေတီတော် | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Country | Ngapudaw Township, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar |
| Geographic coordinates | 15.954885°N 94.243595°E |
See also
References
- "Pathein". Myanmar Travel Information. Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- "Maw Tin Soon pagoda festival crowded with local pilgrims and tourists". Global New Light Of Myanmar. Archived from the original on 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
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