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The Shwezigon Pagoda is a famous Buddhist
temple located in Nyaung Oo, a town near
Bagan, in Burma.
(These cities are located in Myanmar.) It is a prototype of Burmese
stupas, and consists of a circular gold leaf-gilded stupa surrounded by smaller
temples and shrines.
Construction of the Shwezigon Pagoda began during
the reign of King Anawratha and was completed during the reign
of King Kyanzittha, in 1102. The pagoda is believed to enshrine a
bone and tooth of Gautama Buddha. Within the compound of
the Shwezigon Pagoda is a stone pillar containing Mon language inscriptions dedicated by
King Kyanzittha.
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