Bodawpaya
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Bodawpaya was the sixth king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma. Born Maung Shwe Waing and later Badon Min, he was the fourth son of Alaungpaya, founder of the dynasty and the Third Burmese Empire. He w
Statute of Bodawpaya at Mandalay Palace
Depiction of King Bodawpaya at the Amarapura palace in 1795 (British Embassy of Michael Symes).
Statue of Shwedaung Min, son of Bodawpaya.
The unfinished Mantalagyi Stupa, intended to be the largest stupa in the world
Mahamuni Buddha Temple
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The Mahamuni Buddha Temple is a Buddhist temple and major pilgrimage site, located southwest of Mandalay, Myanmar. The Mahamuni Image is enshrined in this temple, and originally came from Arakan. It i
Mahamuni Buddha at the temple
Thado Minsaw, Crown Prince and son of Bodawpaya carried off the Mahamuni to Amarapura
Temple interior housing Mahamuni image
Mahamuni temple grounds