Kaylartha Pagoda
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Village home with view of Kaylartha Mountain.
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,600 ft (490 m) |
| Prominence | 2,148 m (7,047 ft) |
| Listing | List of mountains in Myanmar |
| Coordinates | 17°13′38″N 97°04′51″E / 17.22722°N 97.08083°ECoordinates: 17°13′38″N 97°04′51″E / 17.22722°N 97.08083°E |
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 Kaylartha
Location in Burma
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| Location | Mon State, Burma |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Unknown |
| Easiest route | Drive |
Kaylartha Pagoda is a Buddhist Pagoda that sits atop the summit of Mount Kaylartha in Mon State, Myanmar. Local legend claims that at the foot of Kaylartha Mountain sat the ancient Kingdom of the Gold.
Kaylartha Mountain is situated 3 miles from Taungson, Mon State, and can be driven up to by truck. The range is part of the or Eastern Arakan Yoma Mountains. It is at a distance of 184 kilometres (114 mi) from Yangon and 136 kilometers north of Mawlamyine, the capital of Mon State. The summit is above 1,600 ft. Monkeys live atop the mountain and are fed by pilgrims.
At the top of Mount Kaylartha stands a pagoda said to house a hair of the Buddha. It is believed that in the Tharthanar Era (111), the Gautama Buddha arrived at the Kaylartha Mountain, Thuwunna Bonmi. He stayed at a monastery built by King Tissa Dama Thiha Yaza. The Buddha preached sermons to the public for seven days. During that time, he became close with the Hermits Tissa and Thiha and the local hermit of Kaylartha Mountain. They requested that he leave behind some relic to be revered by the people in his place after he left to return home. Buddha agreed and gave six of his hairs to hermits from Kyaiktiyo, Zinkyaik (to Tissa), Mount Zwegabin (to Thiha), Kaylartha, Kuthaerayone and Melan. A pair of belu brothers from Kyaikhtisaung also received a hair. All the hermits and belus enshrined the hair in great stones.
The Hermit of Kaylartha, whose name was Tila of Dokkhalun, discussed how to go about enshrining the hairs and building pagodas around them with Hermits Tissa and Thiha and Indra Sakka, who had supported Thiha in constructing a pagoda on Mount Zwegabin. He enshrined the hair relic in the pagoda atop Kaylartha Mountain, and was advised by Indra Sakka.
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