Kuthodaw Pagoda

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Buddhist temple complex pagoda stupa

Kuthodaw Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa complex in Mandalay, Myanmar, famed for its hundreds of marble slabs inscribed with the entire Pali Canon, often called the “world’s largest book.”

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Label Occurrences
Kuthodaw Pagoda canonical 14
Kuthodaw Pagoda complex 1
Kuthodaw Paya 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple complex ⓘ
pagoda ⓘ
stupa ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kuthodaw Paya ⓘ
linked to: Kuthodaw Pagoda

The World’s Largest Book ⓘ
architecturalStyle Burmese ⓘ
builderDynasty Konbaung Dynasty ⓘ
builtBy King Mindon Min ⓘ
linked to: King Mindon
centralStupaHeight approximately 57 meters ⓘ
constructionEnd 1868 ⓘ
constructionStart 1857 ⓘ
contains 729 stone inscription shrines ⓘ
a central gilded stupa ⓘ
marble slabs inscribed with the Tipitaka ⓘ
country Myanmar ⓘ
culturalSignificance important site for Burmese Buddhist scholarship ⓘ
symbol of royal patronage of Buddhism in Myanmar ⓘ
dedicatedTo the Pali Canon ⓘ
the Tipitaka ⓘ
linked to: Tripitaka
famedFor being called the world’s largest book ⓘ
marble slabs inscribed with the Pali Canon ⓘ
function pilgrimage site ⓘ
repository of Buddhist scriptures ⓘ
hasCourtyard yes ⓘ
hasEnclosureWall yes ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO Memory of the World Register inscription ⓘ
linked to: Memory of the World International Register
inscriptionContent Abhidhamma Pitaka ⓘ
Sutta Pitaka ⓘ
Vinaya Pitaka ⓘ
inscriptionMaterial marble ⓘ
inscriptionsLanguage Pali ⓘ
locatedIn Mandalay ⓘ
Mandalay Region ⓘ
Upper Myanmar ⓘ
linked to: Upper Burma
locatedOn the foot of Mandalay Hill ⓘ
near Atumashi Monastery ⓘ
Mandalay Palace ⓘ
notableFeature complete canonical text of Theravada Buddhism engraved on stone ⓘ
each marble slab housed in a small stupa-like shrine ⓘ
numberOfInscriptionShrines 729 ⓘ
partOf Mandalay royal religious monuments ⓘ
region Southeast Asia ⓘ
religion Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada
scriptUsed Burmese script ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOListingYear 2013 ⓘ
UNESCOProgram Memory of the World ⓘ
linked to: Memory of the World Programme

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mandalay → contains → Kuthodaw Pagoda ⓘ
Mandalay Region → containsHeritageSite → Kuthodaw Pagoda ⓘ
King Mindon → founded → Kuthodaw Pagoda ⓘ
Kuthodaw Pagoda → alsoKnownAs → Kuthodaw Paya ⓘ
linked to: Kuthodaw Pagoda
Atumashi Monastery → near → Kuthodaw Pagoda ⓘ
Burmese Buddhist architecture → notableSite → Kuthodaw Pagoda ⓘ
Aungmyethazan Township → contains → Kuthodaw Pagoda ⓘ
Mindon Min → commissioned → Kuthodaw Pagoda ⓘ
Fifth Buddhist Council in Mandalay → inscriptionSite → Kuthodaw Pagoda ⓘ
Fifth Buddhist Council in Mandalay → associatedMonument → Kuthodaw Pagoda ⓘ
Mandalay religious landscape → associatedWith → Kuthodaw Pagoda ⓘ
Mandalay religious landscape → contains → Kuthodaw Pagoda ⓘ
The World’s Largest Book → locatedAt → Kuthodaw Pagoda ⓘ
The World’s Largest Book → surrounds → Kuthodaw Pagoda ⓘ
The World’s Largest Book → partOf → Kuthodaw Pagoda complex ⓘ
linked to: Kuthodaw Pagoda
The World’s Largest Book → associatedWith → Kuthodaw Pagoda ⓘ