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Kyauksein Pagoda
ကျောက်စိမ်းစေတီ
Religion
Affiliation	Theravada Buddhism
Location
Country	Amarapura, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Kyauksein Pagoda
Geographic coordinates	21°51′27″N 96°01′13″E / 21.857367°N 96.020154°E / 21.857367; 96.020154
Architecture
Completed	2015; 10 years ago (2015)

Kyauksein Pagoda (Burmese: ကျောက်စိမ်းစေတီ, lit. 'Jade Pagoda'), formally known as the Varocana Kyauksein Zedi (ဝေရောစန ကျောက်စိမ်းစေတီတော်), is a Buddhist pagoda located in the outskirts of Amarapura, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma). The pagoda itself is covered over 10,000 long tons (10,000,000 kg) of jade, rising to a height of 75 feet 6 inches (23.01 m), and is reputed to be the world's first jade pagoda.

The pagoda was erected by the jade mining family of Soe Naing and Aye Aye Khaing, who donated both the pagoda and pagoda grounds. Construction on the pagoda began in November 2012, and the umbrella-hoisting ceremony to inaugurate the pagoda was held on 5 June 2015.

See also

• Buddhism in Myanmar

References

1. "The world's First Jade Pagoda in Myanmar". Global New Light Of Myanmar. 7 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
2. "Mandalay jade pagoda nearing completion". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

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