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Shaitthaung Temple ရှစ်သောင်းဘုရား Temple of 80,000 Buddha Images Temple of Victory

Shaitthaung Temple ရှစ်သောင်းဘုရား Temple of 80,000 Buddha Images Temple of Victory - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Shaitthaung Temple (Rakhine and , Rakhine pronunciation: ), also spelled Shitthaung (Okell: Hyiʔthaùñ hpăyà ) according to Standard Burmese pronunciation, is a famous Buddhist temple in Mrauk U. The name means 'Temple of 80,000 Buddha Images', and is also known as the 'Temple of Victory'. Read more on Wikipedia

• type: religious building
• date from: 1535

Source: en.wikipedia.org