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Koe-thaung Temple

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Koe-thaung Temple
Koe-thaung Temple. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Kouthaung (Burmese: ကိုးသောင်းဘုရား kui:saung:bhu.ra: [kóðáʊɰ̃ pʰəjá] Koùthaùñ hpăyà) is the largest Buddhist temple in Mrauk U, Myanmar. The name means "Temple of 90,000 Buddha Images". The temple was built between 1554 and 1556 by King Dikkha.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.