Mudon (; ) is a town in the

Mon State Mon State (, ; ) is an administrative division of Myanmar. It lies between Kayin State to the east, the Andaman Sea to the west, Bago Region to the north and Tanintharyi Region to the south, also having a short border with Thailand's Kanchanabu ...

of south-east

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, south of

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. Mudon lies along the highway that links Mawlamyine to

Thanbyuzayat Thanbyuzayat (; , "Reid, Robert and Grosberg, Michael (2005) ''Myanmar (Burma)'' (9th edition) Lonely Planet Publications, Footscray, Victoria, Australiapage 159 ) is a town in the Mon State of south-eastern Myanmar. It is the administrative cente ...

, Kyaik-kami (Amherst) and Setse Beach.

Etymology

"Mudon" derives from the

Mon language The Mon language, formerly known as Peguan and Talaing, is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Mon people. Mon, like the related Khmer language, but unlike most languages in mainland Southeast Asia, is not tonal. The Mon language is a recogn ...

term "Mudeung" (; ), which means "salty peak."

Attractions

The Win Sein reclining Buddha, the world's largest reclining Buddha, 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 in length, and in height. Inside there are numerous rooms with dioramas of the teachings of Buddhism, similar to

Haw Par Villa Haw Par Villa () is a theme park located along Pasir Panjang Road in Singapore. The park contains over 1,000 statues and 150 giant dioramas depicting scenes from Chinese Literature, folklore, legends, history, and statuary of key Chinese rel ...

of Singapore. As of 2020 a 2nd reclining Buddha of comparable size to Win Sein Taw Ya is under construction. Other attraction sites are

Kangyi Pagoda Kangyi Pagoda () lies on the hill west of the vast lake east of Mudon. It was built to enshrine a Buddha's hair relic granted by Buddha as he and five hundred arahantas were going on sojourn this way on completion of eight vasas to a hermit named ...

, Kangyi Lake, Jon Jon Ja Forest Monastery, Mon culture at Kamawet village and the Kyauktalon Taung and Yadana Taung limestone formations.

Tradition

Local women are famous for weaving red-checked pattern

Mon Mon, MON or Mon. may refer to: Places * Mon State, a subdivision of Myanmar * Mon, India, a town in Nagaland * Mon district, Nagaland * Mon, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India * Mon, Switzerland, a village in the Canton of Grisons * A ...

traditional longyis at traditional wooden loom.

Gallery

File:Kangyi Pagoda at Mudon 20140401.jpg, Kangyi Pagoda File:Kan Gyi Pagoda-nX-12.jpg, Kangyi Pagoda File:Win Sein Taw Ya - Reclining Buddha.jpg, Win Sein Taw Ya - Reclining Buddha File:Mudon 13.JPG, Mudon High School File:Mudon Jon Jon Ja Forest Monastery Waterfall.jpg, Jon Jon Ja Forest Monastery Waterfall File:Rajadhirat-kamarwet-2.jpg, Statue of

Razadarit Razadarit (, ; , or ; also spelled Yazadarit, "king of kings"; 1368–1421) was king of Kingdom of Hanthawaddy, Hanthawaddy Pegu from 1384 to 1421. He successfully unified his Mon language, Mon-speaking kingdom, and fended off major assaults ...

at Kamawet Village File:Kan Gyi Lake-nX-8.jpg, Kangyi Lake File:Kyauk Ta Tone-nX-5.jpg, Kyauktalon Taung

References

External links

"Mudon Map — Satellite Images of Mudon"
Maplandia World Gazetteer Township capitals of Myanmar Populated places in Mon State {{Mon-geo-stub