The Koe Taung Tengh pagoda, Myanmar

By Nili Olay
This item appears on page 98 of the October 2008 issue.
The Koe Taung Tengh pagoda.

The Koe Taung Tengh pagoda in Mrauk U, Myanmar, has 90,000 images of Buddha in it. It is a very large pagoda — 250 feet in length, 230 feet in width and 50 feet high. A number of local kids were playing hide and seek with us as we toured the temple. It was funny to see them treat this treasure as a playground. — NILI OLAY, New York, NY