Mudon

Mudon
မုဒုံမြို့

Limestone landscape in the western foothills of the Dawna Range near Mudon, Mon State.
Mudon

Location in Burma

Coordinates: 16°15′28″N 97°42′59″E / 16.25778°N 97.71639°E / 16.25778; 97.71639Coordinates: 16°15′28″N 97°42′59″E / 16.25778°N 97.71639°E / 16.25778; 97.71639
Country  Burma
Division Mon State
Population (2005)
 • Religions Buddhism
Time zone MST (UTC+6.30)

Mudon (Burmese: မုဒုံမြို့; Mon: မုဟ်ဍုင်) is a town in the Mon State of south-east Myanmar, 29km south of Mawlamyine. Mudon lies along the highway that links Mawlamyine to Thanbyuzayat, Kyaik-kami (Amherst) and Setse Beach.

Attractions

Win Sein reclining Buddha, the world's largest reclining Budddha is a major attraction in Mudon. The Win Sein reclining Buddha is approached by a roadway with 500 life size statues of Arahant disciples of Buddha. The reclining Buddha is 180 meters in length, and 30 meters in height. Inside there are numerous rooms with dioramas of the teachings of Buddhism, similar to Haw Par Villa of Singapore.[1]

Other attraction sites are Kangyi Pagoda, Kangyi lake, Kyauktalon Taung and Yadana Taung limestone formations.

Tradition

Local women are famous for weaving red-checked pattern Mon traditional longyis at traditional wooden loom.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Administrator. "Win Sein Taw Ya - Reclining Buddha". www.mawlamyine.com. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  2. ↑ Kollner, Helmut Köllner (1998). Myanmar (Burma). Hunter Publishing, Inc. p. 109.


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