Shwesandaw Pagoda | |
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ရွှေဆံတော်ဘုရား | |
Shwesandaw Pagoda is major Pilgrimage site in Twante.
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Location | Twante, Yangon, Burma |
Geographic coordinates | 16°42′10″N 95°56′04″E / 16.7027°N 95.9345°ECoordinates: 16°42′10″N 95°56′04″E / 16.7027°N 95.9345°E |
Affiliation | Buddhist |
Region | Yangon |
Country | Myanmar |
The Shwesandaw Pagoda, or Shwesandaw Paya, (Burmese: ရွှေဆံတော်ဘုရား; Burmese pronunciation: [ʃwè sʰàɴdɔ̀ pʰəjá]) is a Buddhist Stupa in Twante Township, south of Yangon region, Myanmar. It is one of the popular tourist destination and also pilgrimage site for Buddhists as it is said to contain a couple of the Buddha's hairs and its name means Golden Hair Relic.