The world’s largest book is the top places and one of the tour
attractive destination of Mandalay. It is located at the foot of Mandalay hill.
Although people normally called as Ku Tho Daw Pagoda because of royal merit but
the especially name is Lawka Marazein. It was built by King Mindom in 1857 with
marble stone tablets. Lawka Marazein listed in 2013 by UNESCO as the memory of
World register.
There are 729 marble tablets about the Dhamma with inscription
by Buddha’s canon (Parli language) that why people cannot read and only monks
read whose learn Parli Language. If people can’t read, why the King Mindom
built it, which opinion?
This is the
precious and unvalued words for Buddhism people. At ancient period, especially
monks are usually used to rote learning because of at that time not happen
paper, note book and something like this. That why monk rote with viral to
recognized Dhamma in their memory. In later used and write on palm leaf. After
that write on marble stone to keep till new Buddhism generation.
You can see the
amazing art of Ancient Myanmar architect for nearly 8 years. It is known as
Fifth Synod Took Place for Lord of Buddha’s dhamma. It was the systematically
built and there have 3 courtyard step by step. First courtyard built with brick
pya that (it means building) which included 42 marble tablets, the second
courtyard built with brick pyathat which included 168 marble tablets and the
final (the third) one with 519 marbles tablets. Each marble page has 5 feet
high, 3.5 feet width and 13 centimeters thick. Between the marbles tablets grow
over 100 years old trees such star-flower tree and other trees was cultivated
by Moe Byal officer as his donation.
Do you know there are the best place to shoot
in Mandalay? That why if you have a plan to visit to Myanmar, The world’s
largest book (Kuthodaw Pagoda) is one of the place you should visit.
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