Setkyathiha Pagoda

Setkyathiha Pagoda
စကြာသီဟစေတီ
Religion
Affiliation	Theravada Buddhism
Location
Country	Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Burma
Geographic coordinates	21.9768°N 96.0750°E / 21.9768; 96.0750
Architecture
Completed	1884; 141 years ago (1884)

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]

Notes

1. Mandalay 1910, p. 14-16.
2. The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Vol. XVII. Clarendon Press. 1908. p. 142.

References

• List of Ancient Monuments in Burma (I. Mandalay Division). Vol. 1. Rangoon: Office of the Superintendent, Government Printing, Burma. 1910.