Dukkanthein Paya
Htukkanthein is one of the most famous Buddhist temples in the ancient Arakanese city of Mrauk U, in Rakhine State, Western Myanmar. The name means "Cross-Beam Ordination Hall".| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: notable Buddhist temple in Mrauk U, Myanmar
- Also known as: “Htukkanthein Temple” and “Htukkantthein Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shite-thaung Temple and Koe-thaung Temple.
Shite-thaung Temple
Buddhist temple
The Shaitthaung Temple, also spelled Shitthaung according to Standard Burmese pronunciation, is a Buddhist temple in Mrauk U. The name means 'Temple of 80,000 Buddha Images', and is also known as the 'Temple of Victory'. Shite-thaung Temple is situated 530 feet east of Dukkanthein Paya.
Koe-thaung Temple
Buddhist temple
Kouthaung 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. Koe-thaung Temple is situated 1¼ miles east of Dukkanthein Paya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mrauk U.
Mrauk U
Mrauk U is a town in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar. It is the capital of Mrauk-U Township, a subregion of the Mrauk-U District. Mrauk U is culturally significant for the local Rakhine people and is the location of many important archeological sites.
Dukkanthein Paya
- Categories: temple, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Mrauk-U Township, Mrauk-U, Rakhine State, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
20.5979° or 20° 35′ 52″ northLongitude
93.19176° or 93° 11′ 30″ eastOpen location code
7MGMH5XR+5POpenStreetMap ID
node 3058557677OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q5924583
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Thai—“Dukkanthein Paya” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ထုက္ကံသိမ် ပုထိုးတော်ကြီး”
- Chinese: “图甘登寺”
- French: “temple de Htukkanthein”
- French: “Temple de Htukkanthein”
- German: “Htukkannthein-Tempel”
- Rakhine: “ထုက္ကန်သိမ်ပုထိုးတော်ကြီး”
- Tamil: “ஹடுக்கன்தீன் கோவில்”
- Thai: “วัดทูกั่นเตน”
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