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Mudon ( my, မုဒုံမြို့; mnw, မိုဟ်ပ္ဍုၚ်) is a town in the
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 of Singapore. As of 2020 a 2nd reclining Buddha of comparable size to Win Sein Taw Ya is under construction.
Other attraction sites are
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
"Mudon Map — Satellite Images of Mudon"
Maplandia World Gazetteer Township capitals of Myanmar Populated places in Mon State {{Mon-geo-stub
Mon State
Mon State ( my, မွန်ပြည်နယ်, ; mnw, တွဵုရးဍုင်မန်, italics=no) is an administrative division of Myanmar. It lies between Kayin State to the east, the Andaman Sea to the west, Bago Region to the ...
of south-east Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
, south of Mawlamyine. Mudon lies along the highway that links Mawlamyine to Thanbyuzayat, Kyaik-kami (Amherst) and Setse Beach.
Etymology
"Mudon" derives from theMon language
The Mon language (, mnw, ဘာသာမန်, links=no, (Mon-Thai ဘာသာမည်) ; my, မွန်ဘာသာ; th, ภาษามอญ; formerly known as Peguan and Talaing) is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Mon peopl ...
term "Mudeung" ( mnw, မိုဟ်ပ္ဍုၚ်; ), 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 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 ( my, ကန်ကြီးစေတီတော်) 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 ...
, 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 patternMon
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
* An ...
traditional longyis at traditional wooden loom.
Gallery
Razadarit
Razadarit ( mnw, ရာဇာဓိရာတ်,The spelling "ရာဇာဓိရာတ်" per ''Slapat Rajawan'' (Schmidt 1906: 118) and the 1485 Shwedagon Pagoda inscription (Pan Hla 2005: 368, footnote 1). Nai Pan Hla's ''Razadarit Ayedawb ...
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