Setkyathiha Pagoda

Setkyathiha Pagoda (Burmese: စကြာသီဟစေတီ) is a notable pagoda in Mandalay, Burma. It is known for a large bronze image of the Buddha cast by King Bagyidaw in Inwa just before the beginning of the First Anglo-Burmese War in 1824.^[1] The image was subsequently moved to Amarapura in 1852 when the Second Anglo-Burmese War broke out, and to Mandalay in 1885 when the Third Anglo-Burmese War broke out.^[1] The pagoda was built in 1884, located south of Zegyo Market on the eastern bank of the Shwetachaung Canal.^[2]

AffiliationTheravada Buddhism

CountryMandalay, Mandalay Region, Burma

Coordinates21.9768°N 96.0750°E / 21.9768; 96.0750

Completed1884; 142 years ago (1884)

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Setkyathiha Pagoda
စကြာသီဟစေတီ
Religion
Affiliation	Theravada Buddhism
Location
Country	Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Burma
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Coordinates	21.9768°N 96.0750°E / 21.9768; 96.0750
Architecture
Completed	1884; 142 years ago (1884)

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