Tant Kyi Swel Taw — Attraction in Pakokku District

Tantkyitaung Pagoda (Burmese: တန့်ကြည့်တောင်စေတီ), located across the Ayeyarwady River in Pakokku District, Magway Division, Myanmar (Burma) is a prominent Burmese Buddhist pagoda near the historic city of Bagan, believed to enshrine four tooth relics of Gautama Buddha.[1]

It was built by King Anawrahta in 397 ME on Tantkyi Hill, where the royal white elephant bearing the tooth relics rested for the second time, after it sat at a place, market by Shin Myethna Thettawshay Pagoda, then at a place where heavy rains fell, market by Shin Mogaung Pagoda, and at a place where the elephant mustered its strength, market by Sin Min Thwin Pagoda.

Tantkyitaung Pagoda is 90 feet (27 m) high with the base of 60 feet (18 m). Its nine tiers of umbrella contains a silver vane and the diamond bud. It has been renovated in successive periods. It has an image of Lord Buddha, a statue of Ananda and that of the forest guardian. A look down from the pagoda platform reveals the head of a dragon protruding from the walling down below. It is said that the tail end of this likeness of the dragon is around the site of...

We had to reach the Pagoda by crossing the River Aeyawady by ferry boat arranged by the Bus tour operator in the Package to Bagan & around. It was a pleasant experience to cross the calm River. It took about 30 minutes to reach the base point of the hill housing the Pagoda. The second leg of travel is by a jammed van into which the tourists are packed - 16 in one load van with no seats! With a request for capture of scenes in my photography I was permitted to sit at the front driver side seat. The van took another 30 min up ( 20 min down ride). The van was parked at the foot of the Pagoda. We preferred to go by free lift to the level of Pagoda. After having a brief prayer at the Lord's abode we started enjoying the beautiful surroundings of plain+ hills view on one side and the River view on another side . There is also steps to reach the Pagoda through which we can view the Shrines at the lower reaches. The return trip also takes an equal time totalling half a day for the whole trip. Yet with adventurous experience it is worth...

Tantkyi Taung pagoda was built in 397 ME by the founder of Bagan empire King Anawrahta. It enshrines a replica of a tooth relic of the Gautama Buddha. It has astatus of Ananda ,forest guardiaN and the high is 90 feet (27 m) high with the base of 60 feet (18 m).

Buddhist temple is the place of worship for Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism. They include the structures called vihara, stupa, wat and pagoda in different regions and languages. Temples in Buddhism represent the pure land or pure environment of a Buddha.

These magnificent historical temples were constructed between the 11th and 13th centuries, in the prosperous Kingdom of Bagan.

You can see the Bagan beautiful sunrise and sunset from this...