Kuthodaw
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at 6:14AM
[chuck] in Art, Dharma, Kuthodaw Shrine, Mandalay

The Kuthodaw Inscription Shrine in Mandalay contains 729 intricately positioned white shrines. Two are shown above. Each shrine containes a stone tablet which has been inscribed with a page from the Tripitaka. If the tablets were stacked on top of each other, it is said that they would be 20 stories high and would represent the world's largest book. Made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013. Amazing place.

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