Saddan Cave (ဆဒ္ဒန်ဂူ) is a major

Buddhist Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...

cave temple with hundreds of small

Buddha statues Much Buddhist art uses depictions of the historical Buddha, Gautama Buddha, which are known as () in Sanskrit and Pali. These may be statues or other images such as paintings. The main figure in an image may be someone else who has obtained B ...

. It is located in the southernmost point of the Zwegabin Mountain range,

Hpa-An Hpa-an (, ; ; , also spelled Pa-an) is the capital and largest city of Kayin State (Karen State), Myanmar (Burma). The population of Hpa-an as of the 2014 census was 421,575. Most of the people in Hpa-an are of the Karen ethnic group. Legend Le ...

Kayin State Kayin State (, ; ; , ), formerly known as Karen State, is a Administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. The capital city is Hpa-An, also spelled Pa-An. The terrain of the state is mountainous; with the Dawna Range running along the ...

, Myanmar. Saddan Cave is long from east to west and wide, and is the longest cave in Karen State with a narrow entrance. The cave is located at a height of about from the ground and has a round shape. The cave is named after Saddan, the king of elephants who lived near the cave. The largest of the stalagmites is called the "Stone Pillar of the King of Elephants". The Saddan Cave

Pagoda festival Pagoda festivals (; ''paya pwe'') are regular festivals found throughout Myanmar that commemorate major religious events in pagoda's history, including the founding of a pagoda and the crowning of the pagoda's hti (umbrella). Pagoda festivals are ...

is held every year on the last day of

Thingyan Thingyan (/sɛŋkəmɑ/ ; , Old Mon language, Old Mon: သင်ကြာန် ), also known as the Myanmar New Year, is a festival that usually occurs in middle of April. Thingyan marks the transition from the old year to the new one, based on ...

. At the exit of Saddan Cave, there is a large lake, which is said to be King Saddan's bathing lake. Saddan Cave was a resting place for the legendary King Paarwana (ပအာဝနမင်းကြီး) when he was a hunter, according to Karen legend.

Gallery

File:Saddan Cave-12.jpg, Small Buddha statues File:ဆင်မင်းကိုပစ်သည့်အပေါက်.jpg, The hole where the hunter shot the King Saddan File:Mahar Sadan Cave 2.jpg, The reclining statue in the cave File:Mahar Sadan Cave 10.jpg, Cave exit File:Scenery outside Saddar Cave - Near H'pa-an - Myanmar (Burma) - 02 (11955897746).jpg, Scenery outside Saddan Cave

References

Buddhist caves in Myanmar Buildings and structures in Kayin State {{Kayin-geo-stub